Lonsdale T
J Vet Dent. 1994 Mar;11(1):5-8.
Factors known to govern the pathogenesis of periodontal disease of carnivores are reinterpreted from an ecological perspective. A cybernetic hypothesis is generated which predicts and explains population control mechanisms. Sensitivity to prevailing conditions and the ability to exert a powerful influence upon those conditions is central to the hypothesis. Natural and domestic situations are contrasted with demonstration of a range of immune-mediated conditions arising from a permanent septic focus in the mouths of domestic cats and dogs. The hypothesis is expected to withstand critical scrutiny. In which case a new theory at the heart of a new paradigm will set the future course.
从生态学角度重新诠释了已知的食肉动物牙周病发病机制的相关因素。由此产生了一个控制论假说，该假说预测并解释了种群控制机制。对当前状况的敏感性以及对这些状况施加强大影响的能力是该假说的核心。将自然环境和家庭环境进行了对比，展示了家猫和家犬口腔中永久性脓毒症病灶引发的一系列免疫介导病症。预计该假说将经得起严格审查。如果是这样，一个新范式核心的新理论将引领未来的方向。
