"A stunning and insightful treatise on the relationship of periodontal and heart disease. Long forgotten in the annals of medicine, oral spirochetosis may be the missing link in explaining the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Dr. Nordquist presents a cogent thesis on how treatment of periodontitis may have profound effects on cardiovascular health." —Robert Miller, DDS, FACD
“Dr. William Nordquist is brilliant. If oral spirochetes are linked with atherosclerotic heart disease, neurological diseases, and inflammation in the mouth and body, the societal impact would be profound. This research may impact every level of health and well-being.” —Jeanette Magdalene, PhD
“William Nordquist is one of the few geniuses in the dental profession today. He has been relentless all these years to find the true reason why periodontal disease is a direct cause of heart disease. After digesting hundreds of medical articles, treaties and book volumes, Dr. Nordquist formulated a theory that finally exposes the truth: many debilitating chronic diseases can have a single cause and become stealth killers. This book is a masterpiece that should not be overlooked by our professional colleagues.”
—Leonard Linkow, DDS DMSc
The
Stealth Killer:
Is Oral Spirochetosis the Missing Link in the Dental and Heart Disease Labyrinth?
By
William D. Nordquist, BS, DMD, MS 161 Pages, $25.95
SUMMARY: In today's cosmopolitan urban population, more than 51 percent of those with root canal–treated teeth probably have infection at the apex of their root. This figure represents millions of possible locations of dental infection. According to Dr. Nordquist's research, any source of bacteria with resulting chronic infection (including periodontal disease) in the mouth may potentially lead to heart disease and other systemic diseases.
In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Nordquist takes you on the journey of decades of study that has led to one of the biggest medical breakthroughs of the past 50 years. In addition to discovering scientific facts and evidence, you will also find practical tips on how to get help from your dentist and how to properly take care of your mouth.
Press Release
DR.
NORDQUIST'S BOOK IS ANNOUNCED (January 25, 2009)
The
discovered relationship between dental and heart disease announced by
the United States Surgeon General in 2000 has necessitated a unique
cooperation between dentistry and medicine.Patients who have systemic diseases, such as heart disease,
diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease, also typically have multiple missing teeth.As
a result of the missing teeth, these are the patients who require the
services of implant dentists.
Therefore, implant
dentistry requires dentists to understand these diseases and the
many medicines that these patients are taking to treat their
ailments.
Scientific
studies have definitely shown a relationship between periodontal (gum)
disease and heart disease.With
this new understanding, the dentist’s roll in medicine has been
dramatically elevated.They
are now responsible for diagnosing and treating gum disease because it
is related to diseases that affect other parts of the body, not just the
mouth.Is there a cause and
effect; dental disease causing heart disease? Are bacteria that cause
periodontal disease also causing heart disease?That seems to be the case.The
recently released book by William D. Nordquist, (The
Stealth Killer: Is Oral Spirochetosis the Missing Link in the
Dental-Heart Disease Labyrinth?), connects the dots from one hundred
plus years of dental and medical research to establish a compelling
hypothesis to explain the missing link between dental and systemic
disease. These are serious questions and they greatly increase the
responsibility of dentists for their patients who need dental implants.
An extensive
review in the medical and dental literature, plus eight years of
microscopic investigation in Nordquist’s laboratory, reveals some very
important clues in the search for the relationship between dental and
heart disease.Some
important facts are:
Both
periodontal disease and heart disease are in epidemic proportions in
the modern age, especially after World War II.
More
people die of heart disease than all other diseases combined.
By
the time most people reach a “ripe old age,” they have some form
of heart disease.
75-80%
of people have some form of gum disease.
Even
though dental disease has been prevalent since the recording of
history, it took a very virulent turn in World War I with the
disease named after is discoverer Vincent’s infection (Trench
Mouth).
ABOVE: Dr. Nordquist observes spirochetes in a culture
from one of his patients. The spirochetes are stunned when
an electromagnetic field is applied to the sample.
Vincent’s
disease is primarily a spirochete bacterial infection.Spirochetes are involved with gum disease today.
Spirochetes
cause other serious diseases, such as, Lyme disease, Syphilis, and
stomach ulcers, as well as, other not as well know debilitating
diseases.
Microscopic
research on Syphilis in the early 1900’ revealed that Syphilis has
a unique “life cycle”.When
the bacteria are treated with an antibiotic or the immune system
itself attacks it, the bacteria undergo a morphogenic change and
become a “spore”.The
disease is almost impossible to completely eradicate.It has also been reported in the older literature that oral
spirochetes also produce these “spores”.Research has shown that the Lyme disease Borrelia spirochete
also has a similar life cycle and produces “spores” and
“cyst” forms.
This
“life cycle” of oral bacteria makes the treatment of gum disease
very difficult, if not impossible.Once periodontal surgery is done, if not done on highly
compliant patients, it usually returns and addition surgeries are
required, but the surgeries rarely ever cure the disease.
Bacteria
cause gum disease.Eliminating
these bacteria before it causes disease is the key to curing gum
disease, not surgery necessarily.Surgery maybe needed to help in the decontamination process.Bacteria eradication treatment is paramount.
Could
oral spirochetes and their unique “life cycles” have something
to do with heart disease?Almost
certainly.
Research is now being initiated on a grand scale into this relational
problem between dental and heart disease.Many more theories and solutions will be reported as dentists and
doctors work together to better understand and treat this problem.
Book's
Table
of Contents
About the Author
Author's Autobiography
Introduction
How Bacteria Influenced My Early Dental Practice
Chapter 1: A Paradigm Shift
Chapter 2: Basic Principles of Atherosclerotic Heart Disease
Chapter 3: Periodontal Disease and Its Many Bacteria
Chapter 4: Clues Learned from Other Spirochetal Diseases
Chapter 5: Oral Spirochetosis Associated with Dental Implants
Chapter 6: Inflamed and Infected Teeth
Chapter 7: Multiple Missing Tooth Syndrome
Chapter 8: The History of Periodontal Disease
Chapter 9: The Course of Oral Spirochetal Illness
Chapter 10: Is Today’s Treatment of Periodontal Disease Enough?
Chapter 11: Treating Periodontal Disease in Its Early Stages
Appendix I
Appendix II
Endnote Citations
Sample
Figures
FIGURE 33: One of the cystic
bacterial forms Dr. Nordquist observed in the mouth of a
patient. Radiating from the cyst are dozens of granules
and large spirochetes.
FIGURE 48: Bone loss around
newly placed dental implants in one of Dr. Nordquist's
patients. The bone loss is most likely a result of
spirochete infection.
About
the Author
Dr. William Nordquist is committed to excellence and has practiced dentistry in San Diego, California, since 1973. He received his Bachelor of Science in chemistry from the Rochester Institute of
Technology (RIT) and worked for Eastman Kodak Company as an organic chemist.
He
received his Doctorate of Dental Medicine (DMD) and Master of
Science from the University of Louisville. His Master of Science
thesis and research produced many publications relating to surface
chemistry of dental enamel and powdered and blocks of fluoro and
hydroxyapatite (HA). He completed a general practice residency at
the San Diego Naval Regional Medical Center and achieved the rank of
lieutenant commander before leaving the Navy and setting up his
private practice of dentistry in San Diego in 1976. He is a fellow
in the American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID) and a diplomat
in the American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry (ABOI).
Dr. Nordquist was named the 2008 International Dentist of the Year
by the American Academy of Implant Dentistry.
Dr. Nordquist is performing ongoing research and a blog has been
created to allow you to follow his work. On this page you will find
videos and updates from Dr. Nordquist. The content is easy to access
and provides an excellent supplement to this book. To follow Dr.
Nordquist’s work, visit his blog.
Dr.
Nordquist’s Dental Practice: Implant Dentistry of San Diego
2304 6th Avenue
San Diego, California 92101
(619) 236-7959 www.niceteeth.tv
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Nordquist's book today!
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