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Deep Dive: Root Cause (2019)

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Root Cause
Root Cause is a documentary film produced by Frazer Bailey that examines the filmmaker's belief that his chronic fatigue and anxiety stem from root canal treatments. The film chronicles a decade-long search for answers, beginning with conventional medicine and moving through various alternative therapies, ultimately concluding that his previous root canals are the culprits behind his health issues. The film makes controversial claims linking root canal therapies to serious illnesses, including cancer, and suggests that extracting infected teeth is a safer alternative. It asserts that 97% of breast cancer patients had a root canal on the same side as their cancer and that root canals are a leading cause of heart attacks, claims that have been widely criticized and dismissed by dental professionals and organizations as false and misleading.

Why Watch

  • •See Frazer Bailey's controversial health claims
  • •Find out why dentists denounce the film
  • •Meet experts who refute the film's claims

Did You Know

•The film claims 97% of breast cancer patients had a root canal on the same side as their cancer.
•PolitiFact rated the claim that root canals can shut down 63% of your immune system as False.
•The American Dental Association warned that the film spreads long-disproven claims.
•The film was removed from Netflix less than a month after its release in 2019.

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Dental health debatesAlternative medicineHealth misinformation