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“Did you know? Dentists are the only physicians that believe you can get away with leaving dead tissue in the body. One root canal tooth can shut down 63% of your immune system.”
Social media posts Claim dated 3 Nov 2019.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse

In short

This claim spread on social media around 3 November 2019. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 13 November 2019, 10 days later. Its rating was “False”.

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