Cavitation (bone) explained

Cavitations are an area of dead or dying bone. They are caused by infections, physical trauma, or a dearth of blood flow to that part of the bone.[1]

There is little evidence to support the theory of cavitation in the jawbone, and their diagnosis is highly controversial.[2] Proponents claim they primarily affect the jawbone, yet that cavitations are able to affect any bone.[3] Jawbone cavitations, also called neuralgia-inducing cavitational osteonecrosis (NICO) if they are associated with pain, might be extraction sites in the jaw that have not healed.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Chaitow, Leon . 1999 . 2005 . Cranial Manipulation: Theory and Practice: Osseous and Soft Tissue Approaches . 2 . Edinburgh . . 349 . 0-443-07449-6 . 2019-12-22 .
  2. Web site: Cavitational Osteopathosis, Bouquot, NICO, and "Biological Dentistry" | Quackwatch . 18 May 2019 .
  3. Book: Sinatra . Stephen T. . Houston . Mark C. . 2015 . Nutritional and Integrative Strategies in Cardiovascular Medicine . Boca Raton, Florida . . 978-1-4665-7226-3 . 2019-12-22 .
  4. Book: Kristal, Harold . The Nutrition Solution: A Guide to Your Metabolic Type . James M. Haig . John Lee . 2002 . . . 1-55643-437-5 . 216 .

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