Dentist Checks Cancer Patient’s Mouth, Shock Over What’s Seen in Root Canal

A video of a breast- cancer patient’s oral X-ray has gone viral on TikTok, earning almost 5 million views.

Dr. Michelle Jorgensen, a dentist and board-certified holistic health practitioner, shared Melissa Jacobsen’s scan online (@ livingwellwithdrmichelle ), showing two infected root canals that have since been removed.

Jorgensen, based in Utah, told Newsweek : "Infected teeth don’t cause cancer—but they can make it much harder for your body to fight it.

"The tragedy is that most people never connect the dots between their oral infections and their overall health. The mouth isn’t separate from the body—it’s the gateway. When we clean up what’s happening there, we often see the whole system start to heal."

Indeed, the mouth offers important clues about overall health, and tha