| Dr. Page found a patient's calcium-phosphorus | | | | heart problems did develop bacterial endocarditis |
| balance was | | | | within several weeks of routine prophlaxis(tooth |
| the key to solving his degenerative disease | | | | cleaning).This is, of course, another demonstration |
| problem. | | | | of the focal infection |
| When balance of these two elements was | | | | theory in action. While Dr. Price was laughed at |
| achieved, illness miraculously disappeared. His work | | | | for his similar |
| confirms Dr. Price's findings | | | | pronouncements, these two doctors have been |
| of the importance of calcium. The titles of Dr. | | | | praised.E. Cheraskin, M.D., D.M.D., M.A.; W.M. |
| Page's three | | | | Ringsdorf, Jr., D.M.D., M.S.These doctors reported |
| books are contained in this chapter.Harold | | | | in four articles in Journal of Oral Medicine 1968 - |
| Hawkins, D.D.S. His research was much like that of | | | | 1987 evidence of disturbed carbohydrate |
| Dr. Price's. However, his studies didn't concern | | | | metalbolism among endodontic treated patients, |
| blood but rather concentrated on saliva, urine, | | | | confirming Dr. Price's finding of increased amounts |
| feces and the acid-base balance.Dr. Hawkins was | | | | of sugar in blood and urine of these |
| a dentist with a chemistry laboratory but not a | | | | patients.About author: Dr. George |
| dental chair. Many of his discoveries paralleled | | | | Meinig,D.D.S.,F.A.C.D. is a Founder of the |
| those of Dr. Price, but some of his calcium | | | | Association of Root Canal Specialists Discovers |
| conclusions appear different because Dr. Price | | | | Evidence That Root Canals |
| investigated ionic calcium values while Dr. Hawkins | | | | Damage Your Health Learn What to Do.Learn |
| investigated total calcium.Like Drs. Page and Price, | | | | how Dr. George Meinig discovered that a |
| Dr. Hawkins based much of what appears in his | | | | meticulous 25 year research program, conducted |
| outstanding book, Applied Nutrition, on the | | | | by Weston A. Price, DDS, under the auspices of |
| calcium-phosphorus balance. His case history | | | | the American Dental Association's Research |
| records involving 10,000 patients showed a | | | | Institute, was buried by disbelievers of the focal |
| remarkable ability to arest dental caries and | | | | infection theory. |
| periodontal disease by nutritional means.Max | | | | Along the way, Dr. Meinig has received many |
| Winslow, D.D.S. and Samuel H. Millstone, B.S.,D.D.S. | | | | recognition citatons and awards, both Nationally |
| from the | | | | and internationally. For further information visit and |
| dental division of the Sinai Hospital in Detroit. | | | | prepared by Sung Lee, alternate author |
| These doctors | | | | This article can be reprinted freely online as long |
| found bacteria from dental care was usually of | | | | as the entire |
| short duration, but that 20 percent of people with | | | | article with resource box are included. |