Root Canals Contain Toxic Bacterium
For Immediate Release
New DNA study confirms decades old research that root canals contain
toxic bacterium that may be the "root" cause of many diseases.
Executive Summary:
Root canals have become ubiquitous — almost 60 million are performed
each year. "You need a root canal" is now almost as common as hearing
you need a filling. And, it is not lost on the dental profession that
people do not want to lose their teeth. It is the only treatment
protocol available to retain a tooth that is diseased. Yet, just how
safe are root canals? And what is the science behind their being a
non–toxic alternative to tooth extractions?
These questions are not new, nor are the findings. Indeed, Dr.
Weston Price and Mayo's Clinic of 1910 to 1920 described finding
bacterial growth in root canals that could be transferred into animals
and create the same diseases the donor human had in from
80 to 100 percent
of the animals. Heart disease, in particular, could be transferred 100
percent of the time. His research has since been suppressed by the
various Dental Associations in the United States.
The Toxic Element Research Foundation (TERF), using state of the art DNA testing technology, identified
multiple pathological bacteria
found within root canal teeth, the bone adjacent to the teeth, and even
more in extraction sites where healing has not taken place. This
non–healing occurs in greater than 99 percent of wisdom tooth extraction
sites. Additionally, large defects of non-healing are often found upon
surgical exploration into the bone – about the size of the original
wisdom tooth. Other sites leave what are called "cavitations" as well.
Dr. Weston Price's death-bed wish was for someone to pick up his hard
earned baton and make this information available to the public. The
Toxic Element Research Foundation has done just that, using present days
advanced testing techniques to confirm Prices' research.
The question now becomes: What will patients, government agencies and the dental profession do about it?
TERF, a non-profit research foundation, is dedicated to
stimulating interest in the research community as well as informing the
public to become aware of potential problems associated with dental
materials and procedures. Informed consent of potential problems makes
for better informed decisions by the patient especially where health is
at risk.
Root Canals
For years, comedians have poked fun at root canals and the pain
associated with the procedure. Little did they know that the pain was
not short lived. As far back 1908, microbiology researchers from Mayo's
Clinic and from the dental association at the time found that bacteria
and their toxins from root canals could enter the blood stream and
travel to any point in the body, and generate disease to that tissue or
organ. The dental association, concerned about liability issues,
insisted that the nerve chamber in the center of the tooth could be
effectively sterilized, and that the body would accept a root canal
tooth as — not a "dead tooth" as it was previously called — but a
"non-vital" tooth – a new and much more acceptable term for a root
canal. Incidentally, non– vital means dead.
Incidentally,
non–vital means dead
One of the most decorated dental researchers of all times, Dr. Weston
Price, was ridiculed by his dental leaders, and, even 60 years after
his death, dental leaders still maintain his research is not valid. Why?
Fear. For disclosing the truth about the toxicity from root canals
would heap tremendous liability upon the dental association as well as
individual dentists. It would also ruin a very lucrative practice in
dentistry. The association, even today as the American Dental
Association (ADA), insists that they have proved Mayo's and Dr. Price to
be wrong. There is no research to support this claim, and none can be
produced. Yet dentists are continually threatened with license
revocation if they expose the truth about root canals or even suggest
they may be dangerous.
Just as they have seen many colleagues lose their licenses for
exposing the toxicity of mercury in so–called "silver" fillings, which
actually contain 50 percent mercury, dentists fear for loss of their
income source if they mention root canals as a source of disease.
Today, there are many diseases termed, "of unknown etiology," which means,
"we have not the first clue where they are coming from."
Many health oriented dentists and physicians are beginning to recognize
that these incurable, non–responsive diseases are showing improvements
by techniques involving removal of root canal teeth and fortifying the
patient's immune system. Threats, law suits and professional
humiliation have been used against dentists who stand up for their
patients, and against the ADA.
How big is the problem of root canals? In 1990, the ADA set a goal
(quota) of dentists performing 30 million root canals per year in the US
by the year 2000. Dentistry accomplished this by 1999. Now the bar has
been raised to 60 million root canals per year.
Ask your friends. How many have root canals? How many of those
friends are taking medications for some vague disease on a daily basis?
Of those people treated for non–responsive diseases, perhaps as many as
90 percent have root canals. Research accumulated by TERF, based on
treatment of thousands of people, suggest this is the case.
For example, Dr. Josef Issels of Germany found that in his 40 years
of treating "terminal" cancer patients, 97 percent of his cancer
patients had root canals. He would not initiate his successful
treatments until all root canals had been removed.
TERF believes it is no coincidence that in the US root canals have
been found to abound in people with Multiple sclerosis, Lou Gehrig's
disease, Lupus, leukemia, diabetes, arthritis, and a host of other
autoimmune diseases. Reversal of these diseases, as shown by
improvements in physical conditions as well as positive changes in blood
chemistries, occur after the removal of dental toxic challenges
(mercury, nickel, aluminum, root canals and cavitations) in conjunction
with stimulation to the immune systems of these people.
Thousands of lives are challenged daily by the placement of root
canals, and when these patient's genetic weak links break, they and
their families are doomed to financial and health losses that destroy
their ability to work, play, raise families and enjoy life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness. It is believed by TERF that many of these
diseases do not have to happen.
The reason is simple. Extremely toxic anaerobic bacteria have been found and identified in and around root canals.
All reasonably informed citizens of the US understand that alcohol
and tobacco potentially create health hazards. They have a choice.
Citizens are not informed of the multiple disease producing bacteria
living in their root canals. TERF is convinced that if people were
informed of the hazards created by "anaerobic" bacteria living in the
periodontal ligament surrounding these root canal teeth, they could at
least make an informed choice about whether or not to risk this
potentially life altering procedure.
These anaerobic bacteria have now been identified by DNA analysis of
the teeth, blood adjacent to the root canal teeth, and cavitations," or
the bone defects left behind by tooth removal in which the contaminated
periodontal ligament is left in place. These patients have been
informed by their fear–laden, but trusted dentist, that root canals are
perfectly safe. They are told that root canal teeth are "sterile."
This simply is not true.
A protective barrier is formed around many root canal teeth that
allow nutrients from the blood to enter, but prevent access of
antibiotics and white blood cells of the immune system to try to heal
the areas. As toxins seep out into the blood stream when the owner of
the root canal bites down on food, toxins are forced into the blood with
access to every location in the body that might have a weak spot.
"Sterilizing the tooth" just does not happen. Yes, a column of air in
the pulp chamber is cleaned, but the real problem is in the periodontal
ligament that surrounds the tooth. That is the incubator in which
billions of bacteria can breed.
Dr.
Weston Price — head of research for the dental association for 14 years
in the 1920s and 30s, published the results of 1000 extracted teeth in
which canal sterilization was done in the dental research laboratory.
Researchers in the laboratory used not just the routine sterilizing
chemicals, but extremely potent sterilizing agents (more toxic than
could possibly be used in the mouth) and in a highly controlled sterile
environment. Their microbiology specialists found that 97 percent were
cultured to find re–contamination within 48 hours. In other words, they
were still there.
Many of the bacteria found were quite pathological. Today's DNA
research has found not only the ones that Dr. Price discovered in the
'20s but many more that have the ability to create disease.
Where
did these pathogens (bacteria that can cause disease) come from? They
were in the dentin tubules – over three miles of tiny tubes per tooth
that constitute the mid section of the tooth called the dentin. This is
located right below the enamel, and adjacent to the pulp chamber.
Where do these bacteria go in real life? They travel down the tubules
to the periodontal ligament which is the attachment between tooth and
bone. An area impossible to sterilize, and where neither antibiotics
nor white blood cells of the immune system can reach this protected
location. Every time a person bites down — as in chewing — some of
these bacteria — or worse yet, their toxins, are squirted into the
body's lymphatic drainage system. From here they go to the blood
stream. From there — everywhere.
Why should the public be concerned? With millions of root canals out
there, and thousands having been told they need one every month, the
potential for problems is past epidemic almost to the
endemic
stage. Again, it must be pointed out, those people are not informed
about the hazard they are about to have inflicted on themselves. In
most cases, neither is the dentist.
Everyone who receives a root canal has an incubator in those dentinal
tubules that is growing anaerobic bacteria that can create whatever
disease their genetic weak link would prefer. This is no longer a one
microbe, one disease, one drug to cure, world. Multiple bacteria
families, joining hands with toxic metals like mercury and nickel, now
endeavor to create new diseases unfamiliar a hundred years ago.
It is contended that dentists "sterilize" the dead tooth. And that is
true, they do. However, no matter what the pulp chamber is embalmed
with (a wax cone called gutta percha is generally placed into the
canal),
the tooth is still dead. The body does not accept dead
structures as safe. In fact, it launches an autoimmune response against
the dead tooth. This is the origin of many autoimmune diseases,
compounded by the presence of pathological bacteria and their toxins.
What about these anaerobic bacteria? The ones that live in the
absence of oxygen? Who are they, and in which patients are they found?
TERF spokesperson, Dr. Huggins states: "Our observations over the
past 40 years suggest that the old theory of one microbe — like Strep
pneumonia — gives one disease, like pneumonia, that is cured by one drug
– penicillin, is being replaced by group warfare. Toxic dental metals
are known to alter the integrity of he cell membrane, called cell
membrane permeability. Reduction of quality allows weaker bacteria to
invade the cells, but once inside the membrane, even a weak bacterium
and cause lethal results to the cell.
"Bacterial invasion is not consistent. If we identify the bacteria
of several root canals in a person with Multiple sclerosis (MS) or Lou
Gehrig's disease (ALS) with DNA technology, we do not find the identical
bacteria in each dead tooth.
"For instance, in root canals or cavitations in people with MS, a
bacterium, Enterobacter was found. It was also found in ALS and
Alzheimer patients (AD). Is there a similarity, since they are all
neurological diseases? Enterobacter is noted for involvement in
endocarditis (inflammation around the heart), bone infections — "can
cause disease in virtually any body compartment;" and "cause
considerable mortality and morbidity rates. Exposure to one type of
Enterobacter can result in neurological disorders. They do not usually
cause immediate death."
TERF believes these types of finding warrant further investigation.
In the study that is the subject of this news release, TERF found
that by looking at DNA reports of 43 root canal samples, a total of 42
different
species of anaerobic bacteria were found out of a potential of 85
choices. The number of different microbes ranged from 11 to 40 in
individual tooth tests. In cavitations, which are unhealed bone
defects, primarily where wisdom teeth have been extracted, from 118
samples, 67 different bacteria were identified. Individual tests ranged
from 19 to 53 per single sample. Again, out of a potential of 85
tested.
Staphlococcus aureus, usually reserved for hospital outbreaks, are
not the most common, being in less that 23 percent of the MS, ALS, and
AD samples studied, none the less can be part of the team destruction
process. Aureus is noted to kill white blood cells of the immune
system. Common denominator? Is it proper to have a reservoir of them
with their toxins readily available for distribution each time a person
bites down? The way the system operates, biting down on a root canal
tooth can squirt toxins out into the system, but antibiotics and white
blood cells cannot get in through the combination calcium – blood clot
barrier provided by the body's reaction to certain bacteria.
Looking briefly at the bacteria and their published toxicity for
connections to these people, these bacteria became suspect: In
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease, or ALS)
Evaluating 29 samples:
- Veillonella parvula 58 percent – pathology associated with heart disease and destruction of the Central Nervous System.
- Candida albicans – 65 percent – as it changes
from yeast to the fungal state, it becomes invasive, causing small holes
to occur in the intestinal tract resulting in "leaky gut syndrome".
Also increases porphyrin excretion in urine leading to reduced ATP and
heme formation, thus reducing overall energy to cells of the nervous
system. Capnocytophaga ochracea - 58 percent – can
cause frontal lobe brain abscesses – associated with dental infections
and diseases of the Central Nervous System
- Porphyromas gingivalis – 75 percent– alters the integrity of endothelium of blood vessels. Enhances atherosclerosis.
- Gemella morbillorum – 68 percent – noted for endovascular infections and meningitis.
Evaluation of 40 Multiple sclerosis samples in which 81 separate microbes were identified, seven are reported here.
Although not defined as a neurologic disease, draining sinuses are
common among MS patients with root canals, so Actinomyces was included.
- Actinomyces naeslundii – 35 percent – associated with draining sinuses (generally clear up within a week of root canals and cavitation treatment)
- Candida albicans – 62 percent – described in ALS section.
- Capnocytophaga ochracea – 42 percent– frontal lobe brain abscesses of dental origin – microbe thought to originate in dental decay.
- Gemella morbillorum – 57 percent– associated with meningitis.
- Neisseria meningitides – 7 percent– associated with seizures.
- Escherichia coli – 12 percent- and Staph aureus – seven percent are both capable of increasing porphyrins, which will cause less ATP to be available to neural tissues.
- Streptococcus intermedius – 27 percent – Cervical spinal cord abscesses – associated with high mortality and neurologic morbidity.
TERF's spokesperson, Dr. Hal Huggins, has researched toxicity of
dental materials for 40 years. His January presentation for the Toxic
Element Research Foundation covered the most influential diagnostic
chemistries selected from his base of 200,000 data points.
He found that many victims of autoimmune disease showed improvements
in blood chemistries discussed in this TERF presentation that clearly
indicate recovery from disease is a possibility when the challenging
bacteria are removed with proper protection for the patient.
Millions of people stand to regain their lives, and countless more
millions will never have to contract the diseases thought to be related
to the combination of dental mercury, nickel, aluminum, root canal and
cavitation anaerobic bacteria as they combine forces to destroy the
immune system.
This ground breaking data will be made available to research health
professionals worldwide who are willing to use the data to find positive
solutions to today's health problems.
Additionally, this information begs the questions:
Should the public be informed about the potential real danger of
toxins from root canals and cavitations, regardless of the consequences,
financial and otherwise, to the ADA and dentists?
Hopefully, the news media and other agencies will take the lead and
assist TERF in generating awareness so people can make an informed
choice.
About Toxic Elements Research Foundation
TERF, a non-profit research foundation, is dedicated to
stimulating interest in the research community as well as informing the
public to become aware of potential problems associated with dental
materials and procedures. Informed consent of potential problems makes
for better informed decisions by the patient – especially where health
is at risk.
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