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A new film claims root canals cause cancer. Don’t believe it, dentists say (theguardian.com)
3 points by pseudolus on Feb 5, 2019 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


Bloody annoying & clueless document it was. Main problem with root canals it that they become leaky in time and there is no mechanism to detect the bacteria, because the tooth is now dead. Persistent inflammation is of course source for all kinds of bad, including cancer.




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