Gum Disease Treatment - The public and dental profession universally believe dental x-ray pictures almost always reveal the dental infections.

The Public and Dental Profession Universally Believe Dental X-Ray
Pictures Almost Always Reveal The Dental Infections. But -
By Dr. George Meining,D.D.S.,

The public and the medical/dental profession alike universally
believe dental x-ray pictures almost always reveal the presence
of infections,the extent of it,and that from such pictures a
proper treatment plan can be determined. Yet every dentist knows
there are frequently patients who suffer mild or even severe
toothaches that defy detection of infection or pathology through
oral examination or x-ray pictures.

Because of the limited amount of room inside the mouth due to the
location of cheekbones, the hard palate,and other facial features,
it is - for the most part - impossible to obtain a straight-on x-ray
pictures of teeth. This results in distortion of the image and a
frequent hiding of abnormal changes that may be present. The dental
profession has become quite expert at minimizing such problems,but
difficulties do exist and they must be taken into consideration
such problems,but difficulties do exit and they must be taken into
consideration when assessing whether pathology is present.

Lateral accessory root canals can open into the back part of a root
and become infected,but not be visible on x-ray pictures. It is also
not unusual for a dentist to remove a tooth having an obvious
infection at the end of the root and have the patient still
complain of a toothche. Further investigation finally discloses
the presence of infection of a tooth nearby the one just removed.
The picture on the following page shows some of the hidden
conditions which can exist.

For this reason people often think their dentist removed the wrong
tooth. What has occurred is that the first tooth extracted may
or may not have been involved in the cause of the toothache,but
it showed more obvious pathology problems and it did need removal.
The concinued pain reveals the fact a second tooth is involved.
This happens more often than one might imagine.

Cracks in teeth from injuries or biting on something hard can
also be difficult to locate and are almost never visible on x-ray
pictures. It is such frequent circumstances and frustrations
which keep the life of a dentist far from being dull.

Dentists are taught to tell patients to have root canal fillings
checked every year or two,as we know that no matter how excellent
the treatment,hidden lateral canals which cannot be seen on
x-ray pictures can contain infection. Patients invariably forget
this advice and,because of the desire to limit the use of radiation,
they and their dentist often put off these follow-ups. As we
discussed,even when teeth appear perfectly normal on examination
and on x-ray pictures,Price found thousands of cases which still
contained bacteria and their toxins.

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It is common and logical to assume that when a large area
of destruction appears in the bone at the end of the root
of a tooth,a severe dental infection is present. However,as
was previously stated,Dr.Price discovered the bacteria count
and severity of infection was often much worse in those
having only small amounts of bone loss around the root ends
of teeth than those exhibiting a greater degree of bone
destruction. Of course,both of these are bad situations to
have present in one’s mouth,but the difference in the bacterial
activity of each discloses how much misunderstanding exists
concerning the infections of teeth.

Most dentists today, I dare say, will find the information
presented in the previous paragraph unbelievable. To sceptics,
may I refer you to an article which appeared in oral surgery,
1966; 21; 659 by Dr. S.N. Baskar, and another by MlH. Stern
that appeared in the Journal of Dental Research, 1979; 50;130.
Both pointed out that the visual areas of abnormalities on
x-ray pictures are not necessarily areas of infection harboring
bacteria. Dr. Stern stated that,for the most part,such visible
areas are lesions that have been idenfied as radicular cysts
and granulomas. The granulomas are reactive lesions caused by
bacterial destruction originating from an infected root canal
that opens into that area. experiments indicate the granuloma
is a response of cells to the bacteria in the root canal,but,
at the same time,bacterial cultures taken from the areas of lost
bone at the root end of the tooth have proven negative 85 to 100
percent of the time.

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