Periodontal Medicine and the Limitations of Linear Causality: Time for a Cybernetic Framework

Key Points

• To examine the limitations of linear causality in periodontal medicine and propose an alternative cybernetic framework.
• Analyzed existing data related to periodontal medicine and causality.
• Reviewed literature available on PubMed.
• Identified gaps in current understanding of causal relationships.
• Highlighted the insufficiency of linear causality in explaining complex relationships in periodontal medicine.
• Proposed a cybernetic framework as a potentially better approach to understanding these complexities.