Re: Root Canal Retreatment OR Extraction ???

From: Dr Steve (nospam_at_home.net)
Date: 12/23/04 

Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 16:51:55 GMT

Unless your name is J...n dre... , ,,,,,,or you prefer to have your medical
and dental care done based on research done in 1918 (which was proven false
about three years later), don't worry about RCT. It is a very safe and
efficacious method of saving teeth. 

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Stephen Mancuso, D.D.S.
Troy, Michigan, USA
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This posting is intended for informational or conversational purposes only.
Always seek the opinion of a licensed dental professional before acting on
the advice or opinion expressed here.  Only a dentist who has examined you
in person can diagnose your problems and make decisions which will affect
your health.
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<gf_private@gmx.net> wrote in message 
news:1103736026.591069.219680@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Dear All,
>
> First, I'm very grateful for the feedback I received up to now on the
> topic of root canal retreatment versus extraction.
>
> Imagine there is a 10% personal risk, considering that my immune system
> deteriorates as time goes by, that the mainstrean opinion "root canals
> are safe" turns out to be incorrect, and some chronic disease develops
> e.g. due to constant low-level inflammation. I believe I can only
> tolerate such risk if a similar risk exists if teeth are extracted. So,
> what are the risks of careful tooth extraction followed by bridging the
> gap ? (As before, please ask me for the X-Ray via email. I don't want
> to post the URL here because it's a free Web-hosting service that will
> only accept three downloads per hour since the file is quite large (and
> I also don't want the image floating around)).
>
> After some intensive literature review, my impression is that a risk is
> also seen in the peer-reviewed literature, eg
> Murray CA, Saunders WP.
> Root canal treatment and general health: a review of the literature.
> Int Endod J. 2000 Jan;33(1):1-18.
> who conclude:
> "With an enhanced awareness amongst the population toward their general
> health and an increasing concern that disturbance of the periradicular
> tissues may potentially cause systemic upset, it is necessary to
> ascertain whether root canal therapy is indeed exacerbating or causing
> ill health. There is currently an international body of dental
> practitioners who refuse to perform root canal treatment, reciting the
> research performed 70-80 years ago to justify this stance. However,
> there is neither recent scientific evidence nor studies to support this
> view. Further scientific research is required to establish the
> relationship between pulpally induced or treatment-fostered
> periradicular disease and systemic health."
> Best wishes and season's greetings,
> G Fullen
>

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