Root canals do not cause heart attacks. I came across this today and thought it was funny. You can’t believe everything you hear/see/read even if its in a “documentary”.
No Evidence To Support Claim That Root Canals Cause Heart Attacks
The AP (4/18, Marcelo) examined a claim made in a video posted on Facebook that “the No. 1 cause of heart attacks is a tooth treated for a root canal.” The AP said, “There’s no credible scientific evidence that having a root canal can cause a heart attack, according to endodontists,” and “cardiologists confirm this as well.” The AP featured information from Association of Endodontists (AAE) President Stefan I. Zweig, DDS, who said, “There is no credible evidence that having root canal therapy can cause a heart attack.” Root canal treatments “are safe while allowing the patient to keep their tooth, Zweig said.” The article reported that the “video references a 2019 documentary called ‘Root Cause,’ which argues root canals are linked to several medical issues.” The AAE, American Dental Association, and the American Association for Dental Research “publicly criticized” the documentary and “wrote to Netflix that its central claim had been ‘disproven by decades’ worth of peer-reviewed, scientific evidence.”
Recently, I had four root canals performed by the endodontist. It was to remove tooth decay that can become a problem later on. One such decay affected my hearing in my left ear. Once the root canal was successfully completed, my hearing gradually returned to normal.
Unattended tooth decay can lead to more serious health issues. The technique to perform root canals has advanced over the years and they were fairly simple procedures involving not much time.
Implants have their own problems. Two of my implants had to be removed because decay eroded the bone structure needed to hold the new implant anchor. Rebuilding the bone by the periodontist can take months to complete and you have to wear a dental appliance until the new implant is completed.
The most common reason why dental implants fail is because of an infection in the jawbone around dental implants, called peri-implantitis . Although implants cannot develop tooth decay, they are still susceptible to the implant form of gum disease.
Though staying on topic, medical bills are a known cause of heart attacks.
(4/18, Marcelo) examined a claim made in a video posted on Facebook that “the No. 1 cause of heart attacks is a tooth treated for a root canal.” The AP said, “There’s no credible scientific evidence that having a root canal can cause a heart attack, according to endodontists,” and “cardiologists confirm this as well.” The AP featured information from Association of Endodontists (AAE) President Stefan I. Zweig, DDS, who said, “There is no credible evidence that having root canal therapy can cause a heart attack.” Root canal treatments “are safe while allowing the patient to keep their tooth, Zweig said.” The article reported that the “video references a 2019 documentary called ‘Root Cause,’ which argues root canals are linked to several medical issues.” The AAE, American Dental Association, and the American Association for Dental Research “publicly criticized” the documentary and “wrote to Netflix that its central claim had been ‘disproven by decades’ worth of peer-reviewed, scientific evidence.”