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A dentist in Michigan (Robert Nara) came up with a way for his patients to avoid all cavities. The state dental association had his license revoked or imprison

by marze 16y ago

A dentist in Michigan (Robert Nara) came up with a way for his patients to avoid all cavities. The state dental association had his license revoked or imprisoned or something. A threat to their summer homes and boats I guess. I've tried his approach for a few years and so far no cavities. It comprises a hygiene regime designed to minimize the oral bacteria load by brushing immediate after eating and using salt water rinses.

wmeredith 16y ago
My wife is a dentist. I'll go ahead and call bullshit on this. The no-cavity-plan isn't some secret. It's no refined sugars in your diet and brushing & flossing religiously. (It's speculated that Neanderthal didn't get cavities. Ever. They had no refined sugar in their diet for the caries to feed on. They all did have horrible gingivitis and halitosis, though.) It's the same way that the not-a-fatass plan isn't a secret, but most of this country (the US) is obese.
- marze 16y ago
  Who said anything about a "secret"? You can certainly google the dentist's name and read his account of his treatment by the dental association (this was back in the 70s if I remember right). I doubt he was making things up. I believe that when one of his patients came and tested with low oral bacterial count, the visit was free.
  - sundarurfriend 16y ago
    He seems to be nice, honest, and intelligent, if a little egoistic, from his answers in this interview: http://www.motherearthnews.com/Nature-Community/1979-03-01/Dr-Robet-Nara.aspx http://www.motherearthnews.com/Nature-Community/1979-03-01/D... He himself clarifies that there is nothing magical about this system: "We aren't claiming to have come up with a revolutionary system ... we're not pushing any "miracle" drugs or anything like that, We are simply offering a commonsense approach to dental health, and the likes of that has never been available to the American people before. Oramedics is nothing more and nothing less than the simplest route to a disease-free oral ecology. And I think that anyone who is interested in regaining control over his or her life and body will surely want to know about it."

by marze 16y ago

wmeredith 16y ago

My wife is a dentist. I'll go ahead and call bullshit on this. The no-cavity-plan isn't some secret. It's no refined sugars in your diet and brushing & flossing religiously. (It's speculated that Neanderthal didn't get cavities. Ever. They had no refined sugar in their diet for the caries to feed on. They all did have horrible gingivitis and halitosis, though.) It's the same way that the not-a-fatass plan isn't a secret, but most of this country (the US) is obese.

marze 16y ago
Who said anything about a "secret"? You can certainly google the dentist's name and read his account of his treatment by the dental association (this was back in the 70s if I remember right). I doubt he was making things up. I believe that when one of his patients came and tested with low oral bacterial count, the visit was free.
- sundarurfriend 16y ago
  He seems to be nice, honest, and intelligent, if a little egoistic, from his answers in this interview: http://www.motherearthnews.com/Nature-Community/1979-03-01/Dr-Robet-Nara.aspx http://www.motherearthnews.com/Nature-Community/1979-03-01/D... He himself clarifies that there is nothing magical about this system: "We aren't claiming to have come up with a revolutionary system ... we're not pushing any "miracle" drugs or anything like that, We are simply offering a commonsense approach to dental health, and the likes of that has never been available to the American people before. Oramedics is nothing more and nothing less than the simplest route to a disease-free oral ecology. And I think that anyone who is interested in regaining control over his or her life and body will surely want to know about it."