A recent study published by Dr. Tanja Pessi and colleagues in the American Heart Association's journal, Circulation, demonstrates that endodontic failures and lesions also play a significant role in CVD.

In a study of the clots and blood samples from 101 people in the throes of a heart attack, it was discovered that 78.2% percent of the clots had these pathogens that cause these abscesses and 34.7% of the clots contained bacteria found in periodontal disease. X-rays from 30 of the patients found that 50% had infected teeth.

An infection of the root tip of a tooth increases the risk of coronary artery disease, even if the infection is symptomless. ...

Dental root tip infection, or apical periodontitis, is a bodily defence reaction against microbial infection in the dental pulp.

The conventional canal procedure is not the only "option" for an infected, painful tooth, and you need to be fully aware of all other options.

You need to save your health, and your life, as well as your smile.

Residual bacteria will always remain in the accessory canals, dentinal tubules, or remnants of pulp tissue.

This really should not come as a surprise, as the physical matrix (pulp) on which the immune system depends to gain access to the infection inside the tooth has been removed.

The microscopic dentinal tubules then harbor whatever pathogens were present indefinitely, typically producing a steady supply of enormously potent toxins that result whenever oral aerobic organisms remain trapped in an anaerobic environment, like the inside of the tooth.

And to make matters worse, the venous and lymphatic drainage at the base of the root canal-treated tooth remain intact, meaning that every time the individual chews on such a tooth, pathogens and toxins are injected directly into the circulation, just as a hypodermic needle might inject its contents directly into the vein.

As such, 3-D cone beam radiography is a must to accurately detect failing root canals and teeth with infections that may not show up on 2-D films

Inflammatory markers were reduced after undergoing proper dental treatment for their oral infections. If inflammation was not present in the arteries, then patients were not at risk for a heart attack or stroke.