DentalReach Academic Editor:
Adults who have lost teeth due to nontraumatic reasons may have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease according to a presentation at the. The conclusion should be weighted by design, recruitment, comparator, bias, effect size, confidence intervals and duration of follow-up.
DentalReach Critical Appraisal:
Applicability depends on whether the patient, intervention, comparator, outcome and care environment match the evidence.
DentalReach Clinical Contributor:
For a complementary perspective, see Lack of Dental Care and Tooth Loss Linked to Cognitive Decline, Study Finds — dentalreach.today/lack-of-dental-care-and-tooth-loss-linked-to-cognitive-decline-study-finds. The link extends the clinical pathway through diagnosis, selection, treatment or maintenance.
DentalReach Practice Perspective:
Absolute risk, temporality, confounding and biological plausibility should be discussed before an association is communicated as causal.
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