tenthmed wrote:
> Invisalign might be a "breakthrough" for amenable ortho misalignments,
> and Branemark surely had a point for the edentulous lower arch, that has
> expanded our treatment horizons for any potentially missing or missing
> tooth. But, PD is a major human disease process, unlike crooked or
> missing teeth. It's an, albeit, painless process, until too late for Tx,
> that one could/should consider similar to CA in medicine, especially
> considering the 1920's and now modern day knowledge of the etiology and
> systemic implications of untreated PD.
>
> How could/should we withhold a major treatment breakthrough, - LANAP,
> PerioProtect, Oxyfresh, Arestin, for solely a financial gain? Unless of
> course, it isn't.
>
> Get real. Don't try to defend the indefensible.
I'm not defending anything, just stating a fact. I suppose you may
propose nationalizing the pharmaceutical industry. Certainly one could
legitimately hold the opinion that there are major flaws in the
development, testing, financing, and distribution and use of
pharmaceuticals as they are practiced in the western world.
My family sadly has much experience dealing with cancer. Except for
those on public assistance, the entire "industry" is just one more cog
in the capitalist world in the US. I don't know who you are nor from
where you post--in this ng I am something of the resident lefty. My
preferences in healthcare administration lean strongly in the direction
of the single-payer model. But even in those western countries where
this model is followed in one form or another, the pharmaceutical
companies have not to my knowledge been nationalized. Some of the
distribution network and pricing may be regulated, but you are still
talking about publicly traded companies who survive for profit.
This is (with due respect) bigger than Oxyfresh. And personally, I see
none of these on your list (with the exception of LANAP--what is that?)
which I would consider a "major treatment breakthrough". But that's a
different issue altogether.
Steve
Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
http://www.dentaltwins.com
Brooklyn, NY
718-258-5001
oralhealth@com…
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