Bex, the experience you have had with your wisdom teeth is the reason for my hesitancy to have my root canals removed. Now I fully understand the potential for some nasty stuff to be contained inside the root canals. But I also fully understand a lot of potential problems caused by having them removed also. Your wisdom teeth experience as Exhibit A.

A person could go in to have their root canals removed to get rid of a little bacteria and they could put you in a wheelchair or make a vegetable out of you. Never been a big fan of people punching holes in my head.

The mercury amalgams I could fully justify as an obvious problem with their constant exposure in the mouth through chewing, brushing, etc. Same thing with the gold/nicke/copper cap I've got. Plus they are easy to remove with reasonable expense and marginal chance for the dentist to mess me up. Surgeries like root canals tho I need a helluva lot of evidence that they are causing me a direct problem before make that quantum leap.

Of all the people I've known that have had corrective, invasive surgeries over the years a high percentage have come out either no better or worse.

A friend of mine, his mother went in for eye surgery. The muscles around dthe eye became weak after the surgery so it actually dropped a little bit so it was lower than the other one on her face so to make her look normal they went in and moved the good eye down so it would match up with the bad eye! These people are crazy!!!

I'd say that for every 1 person I've known that has had corrective surgery and gotten better 4 have come out no better or worse. I'd rather drive than fly commercial airlines and I'd rather self treat than trust the medical profession.