Root Canals

[RobinN]

Dr. Robert Atkins had a patient who knew of the danger of root canals. This woman had an 11 year old child as a neighbor. The child had a root canal three days earlier and had slipped into a coma and was “going fast”.

When this information was given to his patient, the patient insisted that the MD contact Dr. Atkins. After much arguing with several of those caring for her, an intelligent Maxillary-facial surgeon asked the obvious question, “What do we have to lose?” Within an hour after the removal of the root canal tooth, the child was awake and up and walking. This case does illustrate that a presumably healthy young person can face possibly deadly consequences from root canal surgery. My impression is that this child almost certainly had some serious defect in her immune system that permitted her to become critically ill in a few days.

This ability of bacteria to mutate and change in root canals is the same process occurring now in bacteria after exposure to antibiotics.

http://www.newswithviews.com/Howenstine/james35.htm

This article caught my eye, as my daughter had a root canal the year prior to her first seizure.
Perhaps one more trigger to understand.

[Birdbomb]

The patient whose root canal tooth was placed in an animal not only became well they became well in 24 to 48 hours. This means that a person suffering from the chronic degenerative disease rheumatoid arthritis (autoimmune illness) can be completely cured in 48 hours. The animal receiving the infected tooth from the person with rheumatoid arthritis developed full blown rheumatoid arthritis in 48 hours.

Infected root canals have a deleterious effect on the immune system permitting the development of many degenerative diseases including heart disease, arthritis, kidney disease, blood stream infections, subacute bacterial endocarditis, phlebitis, anemia, leukopenia (low white blood cell count), back, neck and shoulder pain, neuritis etc.

These are some pretty tall claims. Too bad there are no citations noted to back them in this article.

I am not saying I agree with this, nor do I think it's as simple as the above quotes seem to want it sound. If my RA would disappear as soon as my root canels were yanked, I'd begin a new website and push this guys' findings. I do think what he's trying to say has some merit, just don't think I'll by the whole cow.

Remember if it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is.

[RobinN]

I am not saying that it is that easy, only that it is something to think about. Perhaps just one more way the threshold is lowered.
When I have time I will see what else I pull up on the subject as it interests me.

[Birdbomb]

Well, I had my first root canal at age 19 but my RA symptoms go back to before I was 16. So I really doubt there is that much of a connection for me. But Hey, you never know! Thanks, RobiN

[RobinN]

Nope we never know do we. I need to check out something else that I just read.
Not confirmed:
Spanish researchers recruited 20 adults with gum disease, characterized by puffy red gums. Half of them had diabetes.
After the standard dental treatment called scaling and root planing, the scientists discovered something surprising.
The diabetics' blood sugar dropped by as much as 20%, and remained down for at least 3 months.
That change significantly reduces the risk of complications such as heart disease, stroke,and kidney failure.

Interesting, especially for those that say that blood sugar might be a trigger of their seizures.

I will continue on my search.