"Hans Lennros" <hans.lennros at swipnet.se> wrote:
>Hi Zugumba,
>You wrote:
>>Let's take an example. There is credible evidence of a relationship between
>>periodontitis in males and heart disease. As a dentist, I can diagnose and
>>treat periodontitis. I can make no claim that I am treating the patient's
>>heart condition, even if the therapy is helpful to the patient.
>Actually you are treating one factor in realtion to a heart disease.
>The scenario is this: you have two patienta with a rather severe
>periodontal disease. You have only time to treat one of them.
>One of them has a heart condition.
Which is very similar to grabbing my dog by the tail and wagging him.
There may be a correlation between various bacteria and heart disease,
but physicians begin with,
Smoking,
Blood sugar,
high blood pressure,
cholesterol,
etc, etc.
when looking for cause and treatment for heart disease.
Cheers,
Joel
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(Letting the dog wag his own tail).
>Which one do you treat?
>Hans
