All correlation. People who have bad teeth/gums generally don’t take care of their bodies....thus have more heart disease, cancer, diabetes, COPD, addictions.....and higher mortality.
“This was an observational study and does not imply causal relationships,” said study author Dr. Ida Stødle. “However, the findings raise awareness about the correlations between chronic illnesses which affect large numbers of people. This knowledge may help efforts to prevent these diseases.”
If you have gum problems, you likely have more serious issues.
It's just that simple and that is medially useful and actionable.
Not necessarily true what you claim. A lot
of maladies are inherited, passed down from
generations past. Psoriasis has done a
number on my body thru no choice of my
own. It’s claimed my teeth, and any place
from a previous injury. I even have it in
my nasal passages due to a broken nose.
It’s a curse with no cure. Doc’s really
don’t have any way to treat it. Years of
suggested diets, prescriptions, topical
creams, have only temporary reprieve.
They claim stress as a major factor of
outbreaks, but I’m pretty easy going.
A strange disease, as it will disappear
from one area, only to show up someplace
else. And God forbid it attacks your
ears. It forms a scab due to the thin
skin, and a wound that never heals.
Bingo!
The use of correlation to imply causation used to be considered the primary marker of junk science. Now, it’s become respectable, at least in public discourse and the media. This shift might be due to the influence of global warming, politicized virology, gender studies and plain old fashioned gaslighting.