To: Lazarus who wrote (110417 ) 2/4/2015 7:59:02 PM From: TobagoJack 4 RecommendationsRecommended By
Read Replies (3) | Respond to hello lazarus,<<I ran this by my nephew -- a really smart kid - and graduate of one the top dental schools in the US>> - good for you to have done so, for me, and i thank you and your nephew for the observations <<On first glance it appears to be bullshit. The research is far removed from actual results in humans. In any case it would at best be used as an adjunct to normal orthodontic treatment.>> - shall take the view under consideration. - should it be bs, i am alerted. - as to whether it is far removed from actual results in humans, let us watch & brief. - should it be 'in any case', let us watch & brief. - it is always time that adjudicates all of the above. << My daughter's father-in-law is a dentist who consults with me from time to time on investments. He's getting ready to retire soon. He's an excellent dentist. I'll give it run by him but suspect his opinion will be similar.>> - please do, and i thank you in advance. <<You can talk your book on it all day long but if the science and the people in the industry say its bogus... then that's what it is.>> - i am guessing that by 'people in the industry' you mean orthodontists, dentists, industry associations, aligner manufacturers, industry key opinion leaders, dental school professors, dental hospital folks, and regulatory authorities, and such? and human clinical patients and pre-commerce evaluation doctors and patients? any other category of folks? - it would most assuredly concern me and would make me shy away from any and all fraudulent acts. should you convincingly determine and definitely pronounce such to be the case, i would do so in an instant. are you ready to present the convincing case and pronouncing such fraud? << ... because the world is full of people who are science deniers (just look at all the anti-vaccine nutters we have) who want an easy and cheap [read:snakeoil] solution to their problems>> - i agree w/ this view re what the world is full of. however, between you and i, unclear to me whom precisely you are referring to as a science denier? and what you are pointing out as snake oil? please be unequivocally clear so that we can continue our discussion w/ full avoidance of doubt. cheers, tj
