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From: Razor on 1 Jul 2008 16:42 Does anyone have any experience with the PerioProtect system of periodontal disease control. Or even know what it is
From: oralhealth on 1 Jul 2008 21:20 On Jul 1, 4:42 pm, "Razor" <net...(a)goplay.com> wrote: > Does anyone have any experience with the PerioProtect system of periodontal > disease control. Or even know what it is You may wish to read my book, "Insider's guide to gum disease, orthodontics and dentistry. What is not taught in Dental School." It looks at the epidemiology of gum disease, and causes, and treatments." Anyone spending money on gum treatment should read this book. David DiBenedetto, DMD also: http://jada.ada.org/cgi/content/full/135/7/847
From: Dave King on 2 Jul 2008 10:15 On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 18:20:17 -0700 (PDT), oralhealth(a)comcast.net wrote: >On Jul 1, 4:42 pm, "Razor" <net...(a)goplay.com> wrote: >> Does anyone have any experience with the PerioProtect system of periodontal >> disease control. Or even know what it is > >You may wish to read my book, "Insider's guide to gum disease, >orthodontics and dentistry. What is not taught in Dental School." It >looks at the epidemiology of gum disease, and causes, and treatments." > >Anyone spending money on gum treatment should read this book. > >David DiBenedetto, DMD > >also: > >http://jada.ada.org/cgi/content/full/135/7/847 Sales been slow?
From: pmillard on 2 Jul 2008 13:12 On Jul 1, 4:42 pm, "Razor" <net...(a)goplay.com> wrote: > Does anyone have any experience with the PerioProtect system of periodontal > disease control. Or even know what it is I began the perio protect system and bought 1 tray. However, after talking to a dentist friend of mine, and reviewing the whole protocol the provider was putting me through, I became suspicious. They make you sign a bunch of forms which state that you realize that the provider is not a qualified periodontist, others which makes you swear you are going to use their brand of toothpaste. It seemed more and more like a perio protect cult. The dentist had a pronounced tendency to avoid procedures covered by my insurance. All the employees in the office swear up and down that they are using the trays as well. There was a reluctance to be upfront about the real cost of the whole treatment (a life time of buying medication from a single mail-order source). When I pointed out that all procedures which are not directly covered by my insurance plan were subject to a %25 percent discount they brought down the price per tray from $500 to $375 per tray, and then anounced a%25 increase in prices during my next visit. I looked for clinical trials on line. All I have been able to find is a massive online marketing campaign where a search only reveals the raves of subscribing providers or links to the company's website. They only site that it has been FDA approve, big whoop, that means nothing except the treatment wont kill you. I decided to pull out and not throw good money after bad. I rather face surgery than be ripped off and still face surgery afterwards. Maybe its effective, but all I have found is online hype and a slick dentist trying to maximize his "revenue stream" (a term used on the perio-protect's website on the system's benefits to providers.) If it is effective, I will wait until it is clinically proven and covered (at least in part) by insurance. I am amazed that their are no independent reviews of the claims available by a reputable dental association or institute. Everything I have read have been obvious press releases. Its sad to say but your dentist is not always looking out for your best interest.
From: Bill on 2 Jul 2008 13:12
On Jul 1, 6:20 pm, oralhea...(a)comcast.net wrote: > On Jul 1, 4:42 pm, "Razor" <net...(a)goplay.com> wrote: > > > Does anyone have any experience with the PerioProtect system of periodontal > > disease control. Or even know what it is > > You may wish to read my book, "Insider's guide to gum disease, > orthodontics and dentistry. What is not taught in Dental School." It > looks at the epidemiology of gum disease, and causes, and treatments." > > Anyone spending money on gum treatment should read this book. > > David DiBenedetto, DMD Can you address the PerioProtect system of treatment? That was the question. - dentaldoc |