Root canal treatment

On potential health dangers & links to degenerative diseases

Root canal treatment, originally devised with the honorable intention of saving a tooth otherwise deemed to be irretrievably decayed, and performed every year on many millions of patients, may turn out to be one of the worst offenders when it comes to undermining human health in the short or long term. The following pages give a detailed overview of why this is so.

The important general risks and side effects of dental fillings (there are many of them) are discussed at Drilling & filling teeth: an unwise choice? (incl. "Does dental treatment kill teeth?").