QUESTION: Hi Akin, hope you're doing well. Dentist told me that there's bad infection in one of my teeth, based on x-ray. I don't feel any pain and tooth has been almost completely dead for a few years. He recommended root canal but I really want to avoid it. Is there anything I can do to eliminate this infection? Thank you!

ANSWER: It is no surprise that a dentist would recommend a root canal. Root canals are big business in the dental world, and many people, unaware of the procedure's implications and its long-term consequences, get them in an attempt to save their tooth. However, no one who truly understands what a root canal entails and its inevitable ramifications would agree to underg...