One study of cavitation incidence involved an analysis of 112 randomly selected dental patient charts who had been tested for cavitations, with patient age ranging from 19 to 83 years among 40 males and 72 females. The cavitations were tested for using exploratory drilling. Cavitations were found at approximately 75% of all extraction sites examined.
The most commonly extracted teeth, the third molars (‘wisdom teeth’), produced CVs that were found by clinical exploration in 313 out of 354 extraction sites (88%). Cavitations were found in 35 of 50 second molar extraction sites (70%), and for first molars, 60 of 73 extraction sites showed cavitations (82%). They were found in 441 of the total number of 517 molar extraction sites explore (85%). For the maxillary non-molars, CVs were found in 72 of 123 extraction sites (58%), and for mandibular non-molars, 23 of 51 extraction sites were affected (45%). For all non-molars, the cavitation rate was 55%, representing 95 of 174 extraction sites. Note that the cavitations found were not all related to pain or known chronic conditions, and dental patients who had been tested for cavitations is not the same as the general population, so the general population likely has a somewhat lower cavitation incidence.
Bob Jones is the inventor of the CAVITAT – an ultrasound instrument designed to detect and image cavitations that has been approved for testing for cavitations by the FDA after undergoing FDA clinical trials. He found cavitations of various sizes and severity in approximately 94% of several thousand wisdom teeth sites scanned. He also found cavitations under or located near over 90% of root canal teeth scanned in both males and females of various ages from several different geographic areas of the United States. Note again that the population being tested for cavitations in these trials is not the same as the general population, which might have a somewhat lower incidence of cavitations. But its clear that the occurrence is very common.
Confirmation of cavitation necrosis and toxicity is commonly by 2 or the leading labs in the U.S. with technology for performing such tests, the Maxifillio Center in West Virginia and the Affinity Laboratory in Kentucky. Analysis typically finds clear evidence of chronic intraosseous inflammation – often with dense marrow fibrosis or non-resorbing necrotic bone flakes with very little healing or new bond formation. It has also been found that these lesions often spread to other areas to initiate further cavities.
Article from The Natural Recovery Plan: Dental Cavitations and Health