George Meinig Archives - International Academy of Biological Dentistry and Medicine

Root Canaled Teeth & Gangrene: What Do They Have in Common?

Root Canals

by IABDM | Feb 4, 2019 | Root Canals

By Carol Wells, RDH This paper originally appeared in the January 2019 issue of the Scientific Archives of Dental Sciences (Volume 2, Issue 1). When I first heard the word "gangrene," I would not have thought that it would be referring to a root canaled tooth. What...

Root Canals, Dental Implants, Endotoxemia

Biological Dentistry

by IABDM | May 30, 2014 | Biological Dentistry, Root Canals

From “Controversy? Not for Me!” by Ronald S. Carlson, DDS In dental surgery, we (I do not!) advocate, unlike our medical colleagues, the retention of gangrenous tissues within the oral cavity. You may know them as “root canals.” Controversy abounded 100 years ago...