What is root canal treatment (RCT) and is it safe?
When the nerve in a tooth dies (either because of decay or trauma) the dead tissue is removed from the canal, medicaments such as antiseptics and localised antibiotics are used to clean the inside of the tooth and the canals are filled. The problem is that it is impossible to make the tooth canals sterile. So, how significant is this to a person’s health? The answer is we are not sure and the effects vary from individual to individual and within the same person from time to time. Broadly speaking there are two views: • One view is that the bacteria and toxins pose a threat to a patient’s health and that the bio-energetics of having a dead tooth on a meridian line (See Neural Therapy) has implications for a person’s health • The other view is that if a root canal treatment is well done by traditional dental standards then any exposure that a patient has to bacteria and their toxins is minimal and adequately dealt with by the body’s immune system. Additionally that while the nerve in the
