:: : : : : : : : It's pretty clear to me that dentistry has moved on from this particular sort of focal infection theory.
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I should mention that of Barrett's claims only the focal infection theory one has any reference and those can be shown to be possibly out of date.
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No one's having it both ways except people pushing for inclusion of material suggesting that focal infection theory hasn't been totally discredited into this article.
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Still, endodontic therapy of the era indeed posed substantial risk of failure, and fear of focal infection crucially motivated endontologists to develop new and improved technology and techniques.
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The sources that do in fact discuss Price " and " focal infection theory appear not to be doing a very good job differentiating between the two themselves.
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:: " One cannot deny the existence of such a mechanism as operates in focal infection, ie, infection in one locus leading to manifestations elsewhere in the body.
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That was his sole contribution to focal infection theory ( frankly, that " was " focal infection theory in the 1930s ), and that was completely abandoned.
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That was his sole contribution to focal infection theory ( frankly, that " was " focal infection theory in the 1930s ), and that was completely abandoned.
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For example, focal infection theory, which held that focal infections of the tonsils or teeth are a primary cause of systemic disease, was once considered to be medical fact.
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For example, focal infection theory, which held that focal infections of the tonsils or teeth are a primary cause of systemic disease, was once considered to be medical fact.
