You know what a cavity is. But do you know what a cavitation is? Cavitations are actually holes in the jawbone that occur after you’ve had a tooth extraction. Because they often don’t show any symptoms, you may have one and not even know it. If you’ve had a tooth extraction in the past, you may want to call our Tijuana dentistry office to have it checked out.
What exactly is a cavitation?
Whether you’ve had your tooth extracted recently or over a decade ago, you can be susceptible to a cavitation. A cavitation occurs when the extraction site did not heal well. As a result, a hole develops that can become a home to bacteria and toxins. Unfortunately, most people don’t even realize they have a cavitation. This means they can have an infection in their body that could be creating a lot of other overall health issues.
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How do I know if I have a cavitation?
Many times, cavitations show no symptoms at all. That’s what makes them hard to detect. Even if you have no symptoms in your mouth, you should pay attention to other areas of pain in your body. Because teeth all connect to energy paths throughout the body, all of your organs can be affected by a tooth infection.
Our Tijuana dentistry office can look for cavitations using an x-ray scan or sometimes by symptom description. If we do discover a cavitation, we can perform a surgery to get rid it.
Our dental team will clean out the cavitation and eliminate all traces of bacteria and toxins. Sometimes, we will let the area bleed so that we can flush out the entire infection. We then close the area so that no other bacteria can enter.
We discuss more of our cavitation protocols here.
If my cavitation isn’t causing any symptoms, do I really need to have it removed?
Yes. Even if you are not having pain in your mouth, pain in other areas of your body may stem from a cavitation. This is because the mouth is connected to several energy pathways throughout the body.
Furthermore, research has shown that infections in the mouth like cavitations can cause other health problems. The bacteria sitting in the cavitation can spread to the body and contribute to digestion problems, chronic fatigue, malaise, and autoimmune diseases. Your immune system is also compromised while it is constantly battling an infection.
If you’ve had an extraction in the past and you are at all concerned about a cavitation, please call our Tijuana dental office and set up a consultation.
