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Biological Dentistry Continued
The next area of concern in Biological Dentistry is that of
hidden or residual infection to include areas of necrosis and
chronic inflammation. Collectively these areas are called "Dental
Interference Fields or Foci." This is dentistry's most
ignored area for meaningful and effective therapeutic
contributions in resolving chronic disease. A focus or
dental interference field is a diseased change in the soft
connective tissue containing un-processable material causing the
local and general defense reactions to be in a continuous state of
active conflict. This can lead to abnormal distant effects far
removed from the original source and is most often chronic in
nature.
A word of Appreciation
My deepest appreciation to many of you who wrote to me the most
welcoming and encouraging e-mails after recieving my first
newsletter.
Open Minds
A New Prespective in Healing
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Dear Farid,
In this issue I would like to continue to talk about another
aspect of Bilogical Dentistry namely Focal Oral Infection.
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Focal Oral
Infection
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Focal oral infection can originate from
- Gum disease
- Tooth abscess
- Root canaled teeth with infection
- Extraction site (cavitation)
When teeth, bone, and gums become inflamed because of trauma,
fracture, decay or contaminated with bacteria, they becomes a
focus of infection or irritation. In the 1930's, a dental
researcher, Dr Weston Price, implanted infected teeth into healthy
rabbits. The rabbits came down with the same medical symptoms as
those of its host. The rabbits exhibited heart, kidney, lung or
other similar symptoms as manifested by the host. Dr. Price
concluded that the toxins produced by the infected tooth found
there way into the blood stream and was capable of causing disease
within specific organs. In the 1940's, the medical and dental
professions both recognized such problems as valid and provided
the basis for recommendations of tooth removal. In recent years a
French medical/dental physician and researcher, Agnes Koubie,
discovered that even a tooth whose pulp became inflamed from
routine dental drilling could serve as the source for far removed
arthritic type pains. If the distant pain resolved after injecting
a local anesthetic around the offending tooth, Dr. Koubie
concluded that the tooth was the underlying cause.
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Diagnosis and
Treatment of Focal Oral Infection
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A thorough clinical and radiographical examination can reveal any
Focal Oral Infection site.
Gum Disease is a very well researched and documented oral
diaease that we treat routinely in any dental office. Probably the
most effective weapons against gum disease are proper daily oral
hygiene practices and your regular cleaning.
- Tooth Abscess & Root canaled tooth infection
Teeth abscesses are detecetd either by routine dental
radiographs or they are usually associated with toothache.
Radiographs can also help with diagnosis of root canaled tooth
infection, also bioenergetic testing and applied kinesiology is a
great help in this area since they are usually symptom free. The
treatment is the elimination of the infection at the apex of the
tooth either by Biological Root canal treatment or by tooth
extraction.
The diagnosis of Cavitation is not as easy. A machine called
Cavistat can help. The treatment is a very special surgical
procedure.
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