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Jonathan Murphy's avatar

I was of the mind that root canal’s are history having been replaced by dental implants. Is a root canal tooth really a dead tooth just awaiting an infection or abscess?

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Renee Sommers's avatar

I follow a dentist on Instagram, Dr Kelly Blodgett, https://instagram.com/blodgettdentalcare?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

He says root canals are one of the leading causes of mysterious illnesses due to the root being porous. They leach bacteria and parasitic infection back into the body. His case studies are really interesting.

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Politico Phil's avatar

Exactly. Never get a root canal. Instead, pull the tooth and get an implant. They will argue with you about it because they make a lot of money off root canals. And the root canals don't last very long. Then you have to start all over.

My buddy had a mouth full of bad teeth. Genetics. He had to fire his dentist because he insisted on replacing all his teeth with root canals. I told him the subclinical infections from all those root canals leeching into his body would degrade his immune system and he would probably get a degenerative disease as a result. He found a dentist that replaced all his teeth with implants and he is very happy.

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Sharon Beautiful Evening's avatar

If you have the funds for implants - friends of mine have spend $10,000 on a mouthful of implants--I don't have that kind of change to do it. I'm thankful I still have all my own teeth--except for TWO molars (lower on the left side).

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Politico Phil's avatar

Yeah. I think it cost him about 20G

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Sharon Beautiful Evening's avatar

OMW--I hope he lives a good, long life to get his "money's worth"--LOL!

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