The statistics on oral cancer do not make very comfortable reading.  The number of cases diagnosed annually is increasing whilst the survival rate (50%) has not improved for the last few decades.  In Europe over 100,000 cases are diagnosed each year and in the UK alone over 1500 people each year die from this condition. The increases in the disease that we have seen are not entirely attributable … [Read more...]

One of the re-occurring arguments against saving infected teeth is that the infection from the tooth may, in the long-term lead to problems else where in the body. This argument has been around since the 1930's and is often called the "focal point infection" debate. When a tooth has an infection it can be treated with a root canal filling (endodontics), which in over 90% of cases will lead to the … [Read more...]