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ROOTCANALSAREDEADBODIES

(Andassuch,shouldbeburiedsixfeetbelowEarth’ssurface!)

Letusgetclearabouttheissue,really.

Somewillarguethat“gangreneofthetooth”islimitedtothesofttissuewithinthetooth’spulpchamber,gangrenouspulpitis,thatthehardexo‐skeletonofthedentalorgan—Odonton—hasnorelationshiptobeingalive,and,therefore,couldnotbeconsideredgangrenous.

GoldmanDDSandotherssayso,withoutadeeperunderstandingofthemechanismsoftissuephysiology,biology,chemo‐electro‐magnetichomeostasis,andthecompellinginter‐dependentrelationshipofthesespecificlayersofthedentalorgan(toothandsupportingstructuresincludingproximalalveolarboneofitsjawsegment)startingfromtheinwardtotheoutwardwith:1)alveolarbone,2)periodontalligamentwhichcontain“stemcells,”3)cementum,4)dentinincludingit’sinterstitialfluidknownasdentinalfluid—dentallymph—nurturingthe5)odontoblasts,6)typeonecollagenfromfibroblastswithinthepulpchamber,7)andaplethoraofnormaldermaltissuesenclosedinthepulpchambersuchaslymphchannels,venousandarterialchannels,variousnervechannelsandendings,stemcells,andthenormalcomplementofauto‐immuneprotectivecellssuchaslymphocytes,etc.,allterminatingwiththe8)enamelsheathwhichinterfacestheoutwardflowwiththefreeoralenvironment.

Thefollowingdrawingswillillustratethefundamentalsoffluidflowtotheoutside.

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Themigrationofelectrolytes—theflowofallkindsoffluidsfromdeepertissueswithin—beginningwiththebody’scirculatorysystemasawhole,totheapicalalveolarbonewhichisintimatelyconnectedradicularboneofthedentalorgan(Odonton),outwardlythroughallthetissuelayerspreviouslymentionedabove—2)through8)—iswelldocumented.Lamaras(JDentRes82:253[2003]),Leonora&Steinmann(JDentRes54:570[1975]),andFishMD.,Ch.B,L.D.S.DepartmentofBio‐ChemistryandPhysiology,UniversityCollege,London1926inCirculationofLymphintheDentinalTubuleswithsomeObservationsontheMetabolismoftheDentinehavedocumentedthisbeyondargument.Thestudiesjustcitedareafewofthousandsdemonstratingthisfactofcirculationandmetabolismwithindentine.

Onemayoffer,withoutevidencetothecontrary,that“teethsweat,”justasthehumanskinsweats,mouthskinsweats,eyestear,toxicgasvaporscomeoutofthelungsandwasteproductsfrommetabolismareexcretedintheformofgas,urineandfecalmatter.Onemayfurtherofferthatallofdentineisalivingtissuejustasboneis,andthatwhenthepulpsurroundingthedentineisgangrenous,soalsoisthedentineitself.Aswithbone,whengangreneinfectsinthehaversiansystemofthebone,thehardbonesubstanceisgangrenoustoo,andneedstoberemovedasithasbecomeaforeignobjecttothelivingbody.

Everythingfromtheinsideofthehumanbodyflowstotheoutsideforlifetolive.ThisistruewiththeOdontons,also.Gangreneinalittlefingertipincludesthenail.Gangreneofthefingertipboneandsofttissue,includingthenail,istreatedbysurgical

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resectionoftheentirefingertipincludingthenail.Thehandsurgeondoesnotreattachthegangrenousnail,hardstructure,totheproximalfingertip.Whatwedoindentalsurgeryistantamounttoreattachingthe“nail”toalittlefingertipbydoingarootcanalattachedtothejawbone.

Itisagravemisperception,pardonthepun,tobeinformedthatarootcanal(rootcadaver)isanormalandhealthywaytoretaina“devitaltooth”—deadtooth.InanearlyJanuary1968morninglectureattheUniversityofMichiganSchoolofDentistrywestudentsweretoldto“neverrefertoagangrenoustoothasbeingdead,sayitis‘devital’…you’llgetbetteracceptanceofrootcanaltherapyinyourdentalpractice.”

Howtruethiswas,untilIbegantoquestionthepracticeofrootcanaltherapymyself.Afterayearofintenseinvestigationintotheothersideoftheissuewesoblithelyacceptedasstudents,Iconcludedin1981thatthispracticewasphysiologicallyandbiologicallyunacceptable.

SowhatdoIsuggestinsteadofrootcanaltherapyinmypracticetosavethedentalorgan,thetooth?Simply,extractorremovedeadanddyingtissuesformthemouthandjaws.“Ifitisdead,itshouldbeoutofyourhead!”

Logicwilloffer,andclearlyindicate,thatdentistryistheonlyprofessionthatadvocatesthepracticeofleavinggangrenoustissueinthehumanbody.Thedefinitionofgangreneis:thedeathoftissueduetolossofbloodsupply.Thereasonatoothdiesisduetolackofbloodsupply.

Whenthetoothdies,itisadeadbody,ororgan,inone’smouth.Noamountofmedicationorscrapinginsidethetoothwillmakeitsterileorsaveit.Asksyourdoctoraboutthis:“afteryoutreatmewilltherootcanaltoothbesterileandwillitremainso?”Itislikebeinghalfaliveorhalfpregnant.Whatcanyourdentistsay,“Oh,it’shalfsterile?”Itis,or,itisn’t!

Whenthereisgangreneinanypartofthebodythegoodsurgeonwillremovethatfromyourmainbody.Ifhedoesnotandknewaboutit,heissubjecttolegalaction,forthisisethicallyandmorallybadpractice.

Butdentistsgetapass,atacitwinkandnodethatthisisacceptable.Well,wesay,itisonlyatoothandhowcouldthathurtyou?Askthemanywhohavesufferedthatrouteoftreatment,theywilltellyou.

Whenananimaldiesorwhenwedie,wheredoweputthebody?Weputitintothegroundforsanitationpurposes,forcivilizedsocietydemandsthis.And,thisiswherealldeadteethshouldbeputtoo.

Thevibrationsofarootcadaverarethoseofadeadhumanbody.Thechemicalsgivenoffbydeadbodiesarecadaverineandputracene,tonameafew,andmanykindsofbacteria,viruses,molds,andfungus.Theseleachoutofthecontinuouslydecaying,decomposing,toothstructureintoyourbloodstream.Weknewthis100yearsago,andmicrobiologistsandotherscientistsarenowrevisitingthistruth,thateverypartofyourbodyisconnectedtoeveryotherpart,80trillioncellsallconnected.

Sowhereshouldyouputyourrootcanalteeth?

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Mostcertainlyintheground,butonlyafteryouseparateyourhumanbodyfromthedeadbodyinyourmouth,yourrootcadavers.VisitIABDMwebsite:http://iabdm.org/wp‐content/uploads/2012/05/ENDOTOXEMIA.pdfformoredetailsonthisissue.

Hereiswhatoneseesintheroutineremovalofdeadteeth:

1)Thedeadtoothisblackwithdeadtissue 2)Thisdeadtoothshowsabscessandblack

3)TwoRCteethareblackwithabscess 4)RCteethwithmotheatenrootabscess

5)BlackRCtoothwithabscessattached 6)RCwithabscessattachedtoroot

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7)MarbleboneaboutroottipsofRCs 8)Shadowsaboutroottipsareabscess

Afterremovalofagangrenoustooth,arootcanaltooth,whatshouldIdo?

Replacethemissingtooth,ifyoucan.Myadviceistoavoidimplants,flippers,ortraditionalbridgesthatrequiredthemutilationofthesupportteeth.FocusonreplacementwiththeCarlsonBridge®“WingedPontic”toothreplacementsystem.Inthisregard,wesimplyattachaprefabricatedtooth,a“WingedPontic,”tothegoodsupportteethoneithersideofthespace.

Dentaldoctorstodaywilladvisethatyoushoulddoadentalimplantoratraditionalfixedbridgetoreplaceyourmissingtooth.Theyhavenoalternativestoavoidleavingyouwithwhittleddownteethlookinglikepegsoraveryinvasive,potentiallydamagingbone/jawprocedureofimplantsurgerywhereaholeisdrilledintoyourbonethroughyourgumsandascrewpostinserted.After4to6monthsofhealing,ifallgoeswell,thescrewpostwillbetoppedoffwithacrownofsomekind.Wetrustyouwilllookintoourapproachbeforeyouchooseanirreversibleprocedurewithwhichyoumaynotbefullysatisfied.

EachCARLSONBRIDGE®“WINGEDPONTIC”iscreatedanddesignedforyourspecificneed,yourappearance,yourchewing,andyoursatisfaction.Therearenotwoofakind—“sameness”—inthiswork.Eachcreationissculptedforyoualone,foryourcircumstances.Asanartistorarchitectwouldbecommissionedforaproject,Dr.Carlsondesignsandhandcraftstheworkwithyou,toyourvision,foryourpleasureanddesiredoutcome.CallDr.Carlsonat808‐735‐0282formoreinformation.

Alsovisitoursiteatwww.carlsonbiologicaldentistry.comandYouTube/GoogleCarlsonBridge

ViewourmostrecentvideoAt: http://youtu.be/r0cRstR9GZUonthereplacementsystemthatisnon‐invasiveandBio‐Logical.

May21,2012 RonaldS.Carlson,DDS