Are there dramatic physiological differences between teeth/gums and the rest of the body? Or is it just tradition?
In: Biology
One cannot under estimate the vast depths of knowledge printed, studied, and discovered everyday of every year in medicine. I primarily focus my energy and reading on neurophysiology. One of my favorite reads is a 1600 pg two-volume book set on the hypothalamus. Everyday, new studies and papers are submitted, many of which expand on or add to the dogma covered in those 1600 pages, but if you went to a specialist because you had a hormonal issue, I wouldn’t expect your specialist to have read every study or memorize that book, but I would expect them to make a decision that conforms to the facts and theories as if they did. The thing is that most specializations are just like this,
theres just too much info! Last week I picked-up an 800 pg book on mitochondria. Mitochondria! Its the powerhouse of the cell,
but still… 800 pages??? YUPPP. Tangently, there was a point in my life when I asked whether or not dentist’s are just as qualified medical doctors, so I asked my friend, a dental school grad. He showed me his textbooks and I understood… Would I let a neurosurgeon work on my teeth over a dentist? Hell no! They’ve earned their niche!
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