Dentist Explains the DANGERS of Root Canals, Metal Fillings & Implants | Heal Thy Self w/ Dr. G

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Dr. Kelly Blodgett joins the show to talk about the most important topics in dentistry. Oral health is the window to systemic health, so we must optimize our mouth.
Are root canals safe?
Are dental implants safe?
Are metal fillings safe?
What are the best alternatives for these procedures?
Should we be worried about fluoride?
What’s the deal with mouth tape?
Why we shouldn’t ignore bleeding gums.
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[@Gengh13]

Thank you for taking about this issue, it took me a long time to find that the root canal was the source of my autoimmune issues.

[@chuckbecker8735]

Please give a loved one a way to view one of this channel's videos which pertains to their health problem in some way. This channel is a precious gift to us.

[@marcelletalksmma]

I can't believe root canals are still legal. Glad I never had one.

[@roxane7432]

Me either. Big business. All about $$$$

[@gracemyg907]

i know, root canal should be banned!!

[@DiamondPR]

​@@gracemyg907THANK YOU❤ I was Almost to make one today, This Indian Dentist put like 3 inyection, numb all my half face. And I was ready to go UNTIL she tried to enter a Big rubber diafrag thing , With all anestecia, I didnt have saliva so I tried but I couldnt breath mouth to dry and she said she cantt do rootcanal without that so I LEFT , HELL NO. THAT WAS TODAY. AM like thinking to take it out that molar too much drama. And I have one very good AND THEY NEVER USED THAT. it was good for almost 20 years and after years even if u have rootcanal the molar or tooth will fade or may get infection which later u will need a dentist surgeon to take it out so AND THE END. ITS BETTER TAKE IT OUT AND MAKE A BRIDGE LATER

[@Bradmurphy13]

It’s been destroying my health. Ever since then I’ve been PARANOID about toxins and OCD about everything I eat and in my environment. Hired so many different specialists - Also look into cavitations. Where they remove a tooth without taking the periodontal ligament which fosters bacteria - same threat of root canals -

[@cupidok2768]

What the alternative

[@YouTuber-ep5xx]

I had a badly infected old root canal in 2014. Made me quite sick. Got antibiotics. Had the tooth pulled. Heart arrhythmias began within months and continued until heart attack in 2018. These days, I do not screw around. Have had 2 more root canal teeth pulled when they felt tender, even though the dentist argued to leave them in. I doubt that I'll have implants put in, since those can get infected too. I suspect, as do some dentists, that dental infection drives heart disease. Will the day come when were amazed that root canal was once common practice? I think probably so.

[@nancyk5203]

Oh wow; that is frightening. Were any of your extracted teeth molars & how long ago did they come out? Do you notice a jaw alignment & bite change now?

[@ZoggyWoggyII]

Hello, I am preparing to remove my root canals. I would prefer to just extract them and then let my body heal naturally. Have your teeth shifted in a badway? Your jaw become distorted? Do you use dentures now to keep the rest of the teeth aligned. Thank you and god bless you.

[@inkbold8511]

Get implant they don't cause infection as titanium doesn't allow infections.

[@dannylaza1326]

I agree with you. However, I would say implants are rare to get infected and the zirconia onces I don't think get infected since they are only 1 part and not 2 like the titania one.

[@Espacemtl]

Thank you. Very informative. I will not get root canal and go with holistic extraction.

[@DiamondPR]

Holistic extraction? Whats that

[@CmUncleDre]

I packed my bags and left my dentist for refusing to extract my molar verses having a root canal. My tooth is decayed & with filling. Extract it, so my nerves can heal

[@CmUncleDre]

I found a dentist without borders yesterday. Extract ed it on site. Now my gums & nerves are healing. Plus my blood pressure has lowered. No one knows what I need more than me.

[@tailorforeman7082]

I wish someone would seriously lobby for dentistry to be covered by health insurance. I'm sure the dentist don't want that because the reimbursements from insurance would be less but seriously, think about the people who can't afford procedures and how life altering a dental infection can be. It can literally impact eating like how is that not part of one's overall health smh.

[@cathyjennings5580]

What are our OPTIONS, ALTERNATIVES SOLUTIONS FOR CHEWING FUNCTIONS. WE MUST EAT THE GOOD WHOLE FOODS . FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME SYMPTOMS for 30 some years . Chronic FATIGUE SYMPTOMS 😢😢😢😢😢😢 DISABLING BODY PAINS.

[@michaelkranyak4525]

I had an implant which is 30 plus years.

[@cathyjennings5580]

Optimal health is usually desirable to most humans. Right? ❤❤❤❤❤❤Thanks!!!

[@judymusgrove2855]

If you decide to have Acetal Resin instead of a bridge; do you need to remove it each night?

[@justinewhite-hadley3138]

I wish the dentist I've been going to was as open as you. I am scheduled for a root canal in 1 day. When I asked him the average it could last as I have never known anyone who hasn't lost the tooth anyways after a RC and he said, "I can't tell the future. It could be 2 yrs it could be 20 yrs." I was pretty upset at that response. I wanted to know with MY case and tooth issue's specifically, would this be better then extracting it and putting in an implant or not. I'm still not sold this is the best choice and I've got hours to decide. 😭

[@HotRoute7]

How’d this end up going?

[@justinewhite-hadley3138]

@apalo1111 Well I canceled with this guy! Lost 200 bucks which I should have fought. Ended up spending $2700 for a Real Professional to complete my Root canals. He was flippin amazing! Finding an endodontist is key. He didn't take my insurance unfortunately but I was able to take out a Care Credit loan. He got 2 Root canals done in less then an hour! I remember pretty much nothing. The meeting with him prior was key. He sat and truly listened to me. Make sure you find a pro that is Kind.

[@fazeelakhan7764]

Hi i had a root canal done an after five years i had a swellin gland an the side of my jaw really painful now i wish that.i had this infom thk you

[@HotRoute7]

@@fazeelakhan7764 did you have that gentle wave root canal procedure?

[@justinewhite-hadley3138]

@@HotRoute7 I did!

[@cathyjennings5580]

Or periodontal trouble. What causes periodontal troubles??? Explain please.

[@glenda73]

I had my root canal yesterday and still painful after they did filling.maybe its better just to pull up my tooth.

[@flybynightgirl]

Endodontist told me the swelling in my mouth and tough was hands down not contributed by my exposed pulp on a pre molar needed toot canal.The nerve eas not dead. How if my from a derp cavity Really?

[@sellmeyoursoul6601]

Its all our fault, couse we eat sugar and go to bed without brushing etc. For a few it's genetic, but very few. I can give you this advice, because I have decent teeth but I damaged some by negligence. - do not eat sugar and go to bed without brushing; - brush vertically - a dentist told me this as a kid, I've never had dental stone because of this; - if your wisdom teeth are: growing sideways, loose, food gets stuck, any discomfort etc. remove immediately, do not postpone; - if you discover a cavity, go see a dentist immediately, do not postpone, get checked every few months for early detection; If you do not do this you will suffer, I know I do after a 4-visit root canal, where a cavity opened suddenly and I waited 6 months after this couse symptoms were little and I knew of old slow growin cavities, but there are diff types. Also a sideways wisdom tooth pushes on a molar and had bone loss below 5 years ago, now the molar is already loose. Simptoms are little to none if you clean well but... do not be like me. Ill now pay for a CT to check the job and go to a surgeon for the molar... I also have connected bad molars with pockets, with other health issues aswell long time ago but didnt act - it becomes worse dont postpone!

[@streetkid6534]

Yes, you’re right I drink a lot of Mountain Dew but all my problems come from dentist. All the teeth that got pulled is from filled teeth and the tooth start chipping away to where I had to get them pulled. The tooth that they want to do a root canal had a temporary crown, which I never heard of such a thing nor have I ever known that it was a temporary crown but I had it when I was very young. I am now 60 years ago. I went to the dentist and they put on a new crown, now that tooth another dentist tells me I need a root canal again this is due from the dentist. I’m losing my teeth because of them but you are right sugar is very very very bad for the teeth. And then not brushing, you should brush at least two times a day, and I never did.

[@streetkid6534]

And these days when you do schedule, it takes four weeks before you even get in, so yes, as soon as you spot, a problem, start scheduling, you can always cancel. And one dentist says you need a root canal go to another dentist and see what they have to say.

[@chanakya2657]

Implants are very very bad. My implant got fractured in my jaw. It was well integrated by bone. Removal was very very painful. I will never opt for implant again. This people are promoting implants because of heavy profit margins say around 500%. But ultimately it patient who suffers after implant.

[@misterscruffle]

I’ve had my implant over 10 years and no issues

[@vajihaiqbal9762]

Root canal is dead tooth like a showpiece

[@SchubertDipDab]

I'd never have another root canal - absolute waste of time and money delaying the inevitable.

[@YouTuber-ep5xx]

It is worse that that. It is leaving a festering infection in your jaw.

[@SchubertDipDab]

@@KZbinr-ep5xx Yes, that is exactly what happened to me - I had to have sinus surgery to fix the problem even after the tooth was removed. Never again. I am currently weighing up bone loss and resulting facial structure vs (expensive) implants.

[@cupidok2768]

So whats the alternative

[@SchubertDipDab]

Extraction and an implant is the only realistic solution but it's not cheap.

[@Sci-Fi_Fan296]

@@cupidok2768 dental implant

[@thelifecoachmedicalmodel6648]

Am I spelling this properly at around 15 minutes aceytal resin instead of a bridge

[@vs3587]

Acetal resin

[@antoinettefrancis5036]

My 35 year old root canal tooth is infected. Im to,d my best option is to have a bone graft and an implant but I’m am very dubious. I just want the tooth removed it’s on the top on the side. It will be visible when I smile. But I think I’ll react to titanium. In NZ zirconia implants not possible.

[@nancyk5203]

How are you doing? Did you make a decision yet?

[@Sci-Fi_Fan296]

I really feel for you and am sorry to hear about this dilemma and hope that you are able to find a solution that works out.

[@glenda73]

I think its better to pull up the teeth than to do root canal i had it now but still painful and i still need to do crown my tooth.its better just to remove it.I think theres still have infection why my tooth still painful

[@cathyjennings5580]

Naturopathic healers are the best!!! 😊😅😅❤❤❤❤

[@foodforthought1916]

I didnt get the idea of selling medicines and talking about biologically correcting health issues at the same time.

[@vbarlov]

So what are we supposed to go with???!

[@tyd8077]

Tooth extraction

[@Elias-yx9gx]

Pulpotomy for adult teeth is the new procedure.

[@rain7096]

😢

[@cathyjennings5580]

Oh man. Oh woe. Oh risky! 😢😮😢

[@MichaelFerto-su7hp]

...I probably will get a bunch of healed broken teeth pulled tomorrow.....Wish me luck....Why don't they make tooth fillingd out of people's teeth materials?.....Like saving baby teeth for that, or creating exact tooth material in a lab, might be possible.....They say they are regrowing teeth in mice....When will they do this for people?...

[@heinygoon9453]

sooo..my dentist told me that I need a root canal..never explained anything to me about it .just said I need one and it would cost $800.. I was considering having it done ..untill this video. should I just have it removed??

[@ZoggyWoggyII]

No, just fix your diet by going on a keto diet and your tooth will literally heal back. Your tooth is alive, but you have so much sugar in your bloodstream that your body cannot fight bacteria because sugar is paralyzing your immune cells and everything else. 15 thousand years ago before human agriculture human hunter gatherers had perfect teeth and never touched them their whole lives because their teeth are alive and they at what they are meant to eat. Watch Eric Berg on youtube for tips on TRUE HEALTHY EATING and watch Root Cause the movie. Have no fear, God is with you.

[@inkbold8511]

Go to oral surgeon and do extraction then implant. It will save you in the long run.

[@inkbold8511]

FYI implant is about double the cost of root canal but it's permanent fix.

[@heinygoon9453]

@@e.h97 Don't do what and why not??

[@streetkid6534]

@@heinygoon9453don’t do the root canal from what I am seeing and hearing. And I don’t know about the implant because they can get infected to the best thing is a bridge now there’s two ways of doing it from my understanding. I had a bridge once it makes you talk funny and that’s the one that is on a pink plastic that fits on the roof of your mouth and one biting down it hurts so you have to take them out in order to eat. The other implant if you do your research on KZbin, they grind away the two teeth where the gap is and they fit a crown to fill that gap do you research and you’ll understand what I’m saying I’m supposed to have a root canal in two days and I am not going to do it just because of all the problems that occurs and they do not last a rather haven’t pulled and I have a few teeth that are missing so that’s why the dentist wants to save it so I have something to chew with but if I can get them capped there’s new way of the bridge. I’ll go that route. Good luck because nobody wants to be in pain, and especially if it’s going to cost more to get that pain fixed it’s not worth it…….. update. I hope you understand what I’m trying to say here using the microphone and my iPad likes to put in other words.

[@cathyjennings5580]

Extremely important seriously significant need for permanent fake molars & 2 front teeth for self esteem & chewing FUNCTIONS. TO BE ABLE TO EAT WELL!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@misterscruffle]

All of these are assumptions, he even says it “in my opinion”. They arent based off studies and just assumptions.

[@rainwave5]

He's looking at the evidence and coming to a conclusion. That's what an opinion is. In reality i like the fact that he didn't outright say that RCT is bad but rather said we need to look at each patient individually and determine how we want to proceed with our options. This is the correct approach based on multiple studies I've read regarding RCT and the success rate, rates of infection due to different factors, etc.

[@cathyjennings5580]

Affordability is an issue for functioning enjoyment & optimal performance HEALTH. NOT everybody is wealthy WELL OFF $$$$$$$$$$$. FEAR vs Enjoyment. ❤❤❤❤😅😊

[@Bradmurphy13]

I was going to hire This guy - but too much to fly from out of state to do so. This is Dr Blodgett in Oregon. $6900 for 3 teeth removal - seems like one of the best on the USA.

[@xxcelr8rs]

Dude is so zen. Wish he were head of government health. Hell teah Mercury is crazy bad.So, remove metal and cap with ceramic?

[@gnic1717]

He charges $30,000 to fix it…

[@tenniskinsella7768]

I had one no problems whatsoever saved my tooth honestly all this negativity from American drs gets on my nerves

[@rayshoesmith]

Lucky you! Mine nearly killed me!

[@cathyjennings5580]

Good for U. U have a very STRONG IMMUNE SYSTEM. U have been blessed. Congrats!!! Not, all people are the Same in health conditions. Everyone's body is unique like a finger print. Many persons have WEAKENED IMMUNE SYSTEMS. ALLERGIES are unbearable. Says your immune system is weak. NOT their fault. Some people have SOFT TEETH. NOT STRONG ENOUGH to withstand daily ACIDIC HEALTHY OR UNHEALTHY BEVERAGES AND FOODS . Or unbalanced Hormones weaken bones , hair, & Skin conditions. So many poor health conditions. We ALL WANT TO LOOK GOOD when we Smile & laugh & talk & EAT with functional TEETH. TEETH that FITS WELL LIKE NATURAL TEETH.😮❤❤❤❤❤ TEETH keep our digestive gut in GREAT CONDITION for a THRIVING LIFE !!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@cathyjennings5580]

Deep Sleep it very frightening. Difficultly to COME AWAKE after 8 hours of deep 😴. NOT enjoyable. Brain FOG BLURRY can't Think.unable to wake Up the executive functioning thinking. Very frightening. Light moderate sleep is more pleasant ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂. Feeling & thinking better. Moderate LUGHT LEVEĹ 😴 IS GOOD, BETTER!!! Especially for SENIOR years. No no no deep sleep desired. Life is Nice to sleep Moderately Light. 7 hrs. Is GOOD!!!😅❤

[@romeoyoungjr6889]

Get to the point!

[@bartoszczmyr7806]

its all bullshit save your teeth,but more important brush and floss to avoid caries in first place! , cheers !