| Originally Dr. Price believed kidney | | | | |
| infections only remotely related to dental | | | | Most dentists would say that even though this |
| focal infections. He eventually found, | | | | patient had severe osteitis, her root canal |
| however, many 30 to 40 year olds were | | | | fillings appeared satisfactory and the root |
| developing nephritis (kidney disease) without | | | | of the upper left second bicuspid appeared |
| the disease being suspected by the patient or | | | | relatively easy to treat. However, a culture |
| the physician. Invariably, these patients | | | | taken from other teeth and inoculated into a |
| were also found to have definite dental | | | | rabbit produced the ulcer you see in the |
| infections. Kidney | | | | accompanying picture. |
| Trouble: | | | | |
| | | | Most who do endodontic treatments would have |
| Originally Dr. Price believed kidney | | | | misjudged the extent of the infection present |
| infections only remotely related to dental | | | | in these teeth and their relationship to the |
| focal infections. He eventually found, | | | | patient's six years of ill health, which |
| however, many 30 to 40 year olds were | | | | cleared on removal of her upper teeth. |
| developing nephritis (kidney disease) without | | | | |
| the disease being suspected by the patient or | | | | Ovarian Cysts: |
| the physician. Invariably, these patients | | | | |
| were also found to have definite dental | | | | Lacking in the medical and dental literature |
| infections. | | | | of Dr. Price's time was any teaching about |
| | | | acute and chronic infections of the sex |
| The case report of a 41 year old married | | | | organs, or any mention of their relationship |
| woman who was suffering from rheumatism and | | | | to focal infection. Dr. Price found that a |
| heart trouble is of particular interest. A | | | | large number of women with ovarian gland |
| routine urine analysis also disclosed kidney | | | | difficulties had infected teeth, or teeth |
| involvement. Her extracted tooth was cultured | | | | which contained root canal fillings. |
| and a rabbit inoculated in a vein with one cc | | | | |
| of the 24-hour old culture. After 49 days, | | | | Even though most women made excellent |
| the rabbit died; autopsy results are shown in | | | | recoveries when infected teeth were removed, |
| the in the pictures on the following page. | | | | Dr. Price stated he could not determine |
| | | | whether the bacteria had an ability to select |
| Stomach Ulcers: | | | | a woman's ovaries, tubes and uterus or |
| | | | whether their presence aggravated already |
| Another case concerned a 43 year old woman | | | | compromised tissues. Over a thousand rabbits |
| who had been an invalid for six years | | | | were used to study the causes of these |
| suffering from vervousness, neuritis, and | | | | frequent female problems. |
| nervous indigestion. These symptoms were | | | | |
| associated indigestion. These symptoms were | | | | A good example of the many cases investigated |
| associated with neuralgic pains that occurred | | | | concerns a 20 year old unmarried woman whose |
| at her waistline. Such cases were usually | | | | distress at the time of her menstrual period |
| grouped together as a alimentary trac and | | | | was so severe she was bed-ridden for several |
| associate organ lesions, as they involved the | | | | days. In time it became obvious her physical |
| digestive tract, the gall bladder, stomach, | | | | and mental health was being seriously |
| intestinal indigestion, and the appendix. | | | | affected. |
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| Because this patient had a severe amount of | | | | Review of the history of her difficulties |
| condensing osteitis (dense bone just below | | | | showed that some five years previously she |
| the roots), and such cases usually showed | | | | was hit by a golf ball over her left ovary. |
| little x-ray evidence of infection, all of | | | | She did not think the event significant as |
| her upper teeth were removed. This brought a | | | | there was no evidence of local injury and |
| prompt improvement in the patient's health | | | | only a short period of discomfort. At the |
| which allowed her to return to previous | | | | time she did have some infected teeth which |
| activities. | | | | she carried during the intervening period. |