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A woman visiting a well-known dental university in Tokyo for treatment of periodontal disease was so upset that she flew to me as soon as she sat down on the examination table and was told that all her teeth were to be extracted. I administered the syrup used in the treatment, and a week later all her teeth were normal.
Periodontal disease is said to affect 80% of the Japanese population. Dr. Tadashi Kawakita, who runs a small clinic in a public housing complex in Kanagawa Prefecture, claims that the cause of gum disease is mold. This one practitioner is causing a stir in the world of dentists across the country.

It is a common theory in the world of dentistry that periodontal disease is “an infection caused by dental plaque, an aggregate of miscellaneous bacteria. Dentists recommend “plaque control,” or brushing one's teeth, for treatment and prevention. In actual treatment, the source of infection is removed by removing tartar, plaque, or by scraping a thin layer off the surface of the tooth.
Dentistry today is not about curing, but destroying. For example, laser therapy to kill bacteria in the mouth can also mess up the gums,” he said. Dr. Kawakita rejects the current treatment methods outright. This is because they look at the cause of the disease differently.

He believes that periodontal disease is caused not by bacteria, but by a fungus called Candida. There is not a single histopathological specimen that shows bacteria infecting the gums,” he says. Candida, on the other hand, is obvious at a glance. Inside the tartar is the nest of Candida,” he says, showing the specimen he collected.

From the evening edition of the Asahi Newspaper, January 2012