A sick organ can cause chronic inflammation in a related tooth. Alternatively, a chronic dental focus can engender chronic dysfunction and inflammation in a related organ. Therefore, holistic doctors and dental physicians must take care to accurately diagnose the underlying problem before taking the very permanent step of tooth extraction, to make sure that the tooth is truly the problem. If a focal tooth does need to be extracted, then this should be done where the tooth is extracted and any remaining infected tissues (periodontal ligaments, necrotic jawbone areas) are also thoroughly exc
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