How the different Root End Infections (Abscessed Teeth) Affect the Body Differently

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Title: How the different Root End Infections (Abscessed Teeth) Affect the Body

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How the different Root End Infections (Abscessed Teeth) Affect the Body

Differently

Copyright 2006 SSLI Health Group

There are three main kinds of root end tooth infections,

but in most instances they are simply referred to as

" abscessed teeth. " The three main root end tooth infections

are called granulomas,cysts and condensing osteitis.

Granulomas and cysts, though they appear to be quite

similar, have distinctly different characteristics.

Fistulas are channels that carry pus from the infection

area to the outside of the face or mouth. They help the

body drain away excessive amounts of pus.

Condensing osteitis is rarely mentioned as a root end

infection process, but Dr. Price found its presense to be

accompanied by some very specific infection related

reactions.

Dr. Price made bacteriologic examinations of three

different dental infection areas. To his surprise, he

found, for the most part that no matter how large an

involved area or how much pus was flowing, comparatively

few bacteria were present. He interpreted this to mean the

body's white blood cells and other defense mechanisms had

good control of the infection process present.

Furthermore, in such cases he found patients to be in

relatively good overall health and that they did not

exhibit the expected signs and symptoms of systemic illness.

Dr. Price reasoned that the large areas of bone destruction

and pus about these infected areas were not a measure of

the severity of infection, so commonly believed, but were

in actuality expressing the goodness of the involved

patient's immune defense capability.

He (Dr. Price) further found that though the organisms

spread locally, they did not spread to other parts of the

body until the infection had persisted for a prolonged

period of time.

Condensing osteitis cases proved to be quite different.

This condition exhibits a very dense area of bone,

sometimes with very little loss of bone at the tooth's root

end.

Patient histories and in-depth studies revealed that

people exhibiting condensing osteitis suffered more serious

consequences from their infections. Price surmised that in

such a case the patient's defense system was poor and the

body was trying to wall off the infected area with dense

bone in order to contain its effects.

However, the tissue as the root end was incapable of

controlling the bacterial growth in these cases and

consequently some bacteria escaped through the bloodstream

and set up diseases in other areas.

Dr. Price also noted the teeth of such patients became more

tender and painful than those cases that appeared to be

more seriously involved.

These observations by Price are so diametrically opposite

to the average dentist's view and comprehension of what is

occurring that many will have difficulty accepting these

findings, in spite of the fact they were derived from

studies of 1400 patients.

Numbers of case history examples were mentioned in this

chapter to lend insight into these different infections and

their effects. Included was a picture of cancer of the

lower jaw below the roots of three lower front teeth which

appear to be a typical dental infection.

Such examples were shown to emphasize there are other

dental disease conditions than those mentioned, but they

represent a much smaller proportion of cases and are not

indicative of the average person's experience.

Cysts are quite a different form of infection, which occur

at the root ends of teeth, although in their early stages

they look like granulomas. Usually they cause no apparent

symptoms or pain until they are quite large. They may be

the result of tooth infections and are quite often caused

by injuries.

About the Author:

Dr. Meinig,D.D.S.,F.A.C.D. is a Founder of the

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Edited and prepared by Sung Lee, alternate author