PERIOMED VOICES 04 · MYTH VS EVIDENCE 01 · 17 OCTOBER 2026
Myth vs
Evidence
Association versus causation: four common oral–systemic statements, one essential question—what does the evidence actually support?
MYTH VS EVIDENCE 01
In conversation
Martina Sansavini, DDS
Founder & Scientific Director · PerioMed Global
Host
Mukund Gupta, MD
Prevention, Public Health & Education · PerioMed Global
HostMYTH VS EVIDENCE 01 · CONVERSATION SYNOPSIS
From a familiar claim
to a defensible conclusion.
Martina Sansavini and Mukund Gupta examine four statements concerning periodontitis and cardiovascular risk, Alzheimer’s disease, glycaemic control in diabetes, and Porphyromonas gingivalis in rheumatoid arthritis.
The discussion separates observed associations from causal claims, considers the role of biological plausibility and intervention evidence, and shows why careful wording matters when oral–systemic research is translated for professionals and the public.
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