GoGatorsDMD said:
Actually, he is DMD/PhD.
Since his strain is a modified S. mutans, all you do need to do is squirt it on the teeth. Going home afterwards and eating sugar will enable them to adhere better because they produce a sticky dextran from sucrose. The S. mutans we have in our mouths lasts a lifetime, why wouldn't his?
Great for a diabetic--- go home and eat sugar
Some of you are too young but others will remember when sealants and fluoridated water were going to put us out of business
. Or perhaps the Crest white strips, or the water pics, or the well you get the point
PEOPLE we already have things today and have for the past 50 years to put ourselves out of business. They are the: toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, and fluoridated city water
People still don't use them and it takes less than 3mins to brush! There are millions of people who won't vaccinate their children cuz they think there is a link to autism. Imagine convincing a parent to put a
genetically engineered bacteria in their kids body to prevent something a toothbrush, floss, and a twice a year visit to a dentist could. Yep-----nobody. There are folks who oppose fluoridation of city water; moreover, there are cities without fluoridated water
.This is nothing to be concerned about at all. We will never see anything like this in our life time, the FDA, the lobbyist, the endless scrutiny over an engineered organism introduced in the body to correct a preventable disease will receive little attention. There is no magic pill and dentists will always be needed for the next couple of centuries, if not to just to repair the 100s of millions with old broken down restorations and accidents or problems that occur from normal wear and tear. This is how much anyone with a little bit of knowledge should feel about the subject
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