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<blockquote data-quote="Stirfry" data-source="post: 1277326" data-attributes="member: 10055">You are conflating one issue with another. Yes, poor oral hygiene and most forms of chronic inflammation, particularly that caused by microorganisms in the oral cavity (a very dirty place) have been linked to systemic illness, especially cardiovascular disease, when severe and drawn out over many years. And yes, there are bad endodontists just like there are bad periodontists and surgeons and every other kind of professional. But it’s a far leap from bacteria left behind by a lousy dentist and cancer.To me, as a scientist, this is on par with people who say vaccines cause autism, Fluoride is a form of mind control, and airplane contrails are a government conspiracy. On the one hand it’s kind of funny to see how stupid people can be, but on the other it takes a certain brand of willful ignorance to defend such absurd positions, a brand that can be quite harmful to society when taken to an extreme. Just look at the resurgence of measles, for example.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stirfry, post: 1277326, member: 10055"] You are conflating one issue with another. Yes, poor oral hygiene and most forms of chronic inflammation, particularly that caused by microorganisms in the oral cavity (a very dirty place) have been linked to systemic illness, especially cardiovascular disease, when severe and drawn out over many years. And yes, there are bad endodontists just like there are bad periodontists and surgeons and every other kind of professional. But it’s a far leap from bacteria left behind by a lousy dentist and cancer. To me, as a scientist, this is on par with people who say vaccines cause autism, Fluoride is a form of mind control, and airplane contrails are a government conspiracy. On the one hand it’s kind of funny to see how stupid people can be, but on the other it takes a certain brand of willful ignorance to defend such absurd positions, a brand that can be quite harmful to society when taken to an extreme. Just look at the resurgence of measles, for example. [/QUOTE]

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