Re: Robert Kulacz, D.D.S.- Contact Informayion


Dartos wrote:
> I have no doubt that a severe infection of dental origin (around crappy
> root canals or badly decayed teeth) could pose major problems with sinuses.
>
> I do have an issue with the statements that the canal system cannot be
> adequately cleaned and disinfected during endodontic procedures.
>
> Magnification, better designed files (rotary and hand), apex locators,
> sodium hypochlorite usage, and excellent obturation allows the bone to
> fill in around the roots of treated teeth. That wouldn't happen if
> the root canal was harboring bacteria.

What a minute isn't the tooth dead? You mean the jaw bone fills in?
(I'm still not an expert on RC). If that is what you mean that would
seem to be a poor
indicator of infection. Doesn't the jaw try to seal off infection?

>
> I will also admit that I'm not 100% successful even with these advances,
> but when I'm not, removing the tooth solves any problems.
>
> I've done well over 1,000 root canals and I have extracted more teeth
> than I care to count. I've yet to see a NICO case.

And if you extract a tooth and then see no infection on the x-ray do
you, (as has happened to some people i talk with), send the patient
away
and tell them they are crazy? My understand is to find some of these
legions
you really have to get up in the jaw and do some real surgery. Maybe
that's why the endonists are ahead of the ADA in their acceptance of
NICO, there are closer to the problem.


It would be interesting to know what the exact frequency of NICO is. It
can't
be that common, on the other hand cavitations would be separate from
NICO, perhaps more common.

.

Relevant Pages

  • Strange and persistent symptoms
    ... I have a long saga of adjacent teeth needing to be extracted ... but the tooth continued to ... It felt like a minor infection, ... In addition to the expense of 5 root canals, ...
    (sci.med.dentistry)
  • Re: root canal re-retreatment chances of success?
    ... ROOT CANALS POSE HEALTH THREAT ... originate from root filled teeth. ... MJ What is the "focal infection" theory? ... living tooth lacks a blood supply to its interior. ...
    (sci.med.dentistry)
  • Re: NICO
    ... Another point that the NICO proponents seem to overlook...... ... the unexplained facial pain is often closely associated with teeth ... These root canals were often done in hopes of aleviating facial pain ...
    (sci.med.dentistry)
  • Root Canal Gone Wrong
    ... He did both root canals at the same time. ... There was immediate pain ... I was still pretty swollen and I expressed my fear that infection would go to ... He said the dentist there was infection in the tooth. ...
    (sci.med.dentistry)
  • Re: Abstracts
    ... I did reply and we have already discussed root canals, ... >>have living bacteria colonies inside them after treatment. ... > It has been shown that dentinal tubules of infected roots might harbor ... > tubule infection by several medicaments is lacking. ...
    (sci.med.dentistry)