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nyssa nyssa
 
M$2 May 01, 2009 12:36 AM

Are there any other sources citing Dr. Gitterle's "alert"? The two sources citing the doctor on Mahalo's page are questionable at best.

Here's Mahalo's page: http://www.mahalo.com/Dr._Marcus_Gitterle

I don't severely doubt the doctor, but I do doubt the sources. Why hasn't anyone else cited Dr. Gitterle's "alert"? Is there any other information backing up the doctor's claims?
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jeffhoard jeffhoard
 
 May 01, 2009 01:27 AM
Hey @Nyssa, it's certainly on the radar, in fact the page is being updated right now, KSAT just updated the story with a statement from the doctor regarding his internal email.

http://www.ksat.com/health/19336577/detail.html#-

The Doctor has even made some unfiltered statements by writing a blog

http://healthsense.squarespace.com/
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May 01, 2009 06:07 AM
Thanks to Mahalo folks for keeping on top of this one and updating the information as soon as it came available. Like I said I didn't quite doubt the message just the sources. and the doc mentions in his blog that some of his email was twisted around by those sources. Information is only as good as the source (as the saying goes, "consider the source"). IN this situation can really make the difference between being cautious and being panicked.

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albanian albanian
 
May 01, 2009 01:50 AM
He probably really said it and so lots of internet sources will spread it around. However, he is at best an ordinary, small town family physician. What's more, he seems more than a little odd because he is doing radio announcements about extending your life by getting gum infections treated. There are a lot of doctors and quite a few of them are cranks.
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http://www.ucomparehealthcare.com/drs/texas/family_medicine/Gitterle_Marcus...

http://www.exceptionalpractice.com/diamond/cdm.html


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nyssa nyssa
 
May 01, 2009 06:25 AM
I don't know about extending your life by treating gum disease, but there has been research connecting gum disease to other systematic diseases like heart disease. Here's just one:

New Study Confirms Periodontal Disease Linked to Heart Disease
http://www.perio.org/consumer/bacteria.htm

and a personal anecdote: my father's heart condition/situation greatly improved once he took care of his nasty gums. Though we all know, this alone was not the sole contributor to his condition nor to his recovery. Just that despite other interventions the greatest improvement was seen after healing those gums. Yes, I now see the dentist regularly and get my teeth cleaned.

Hey small town docs can have something to say too. I think what he brought to the forefront for me was that yes, statistics can be made to say whatever you want them to say depending on your vocabulary as you explain them. The sources he was initially cited in was my primary concern. Though I don't trust any "doctor" on a commercial or any sorts. Shoot I barely trust docs as it is.

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