04-22-2024, 06:28 AM
This post was last modified 04-22-2024, 06:53 AM by quintessentone.
https://arstechnica.com/health/2024/04/t...-cavities/
That is a very interesting read, but to answer your question whether or not it's safe, it would seem from the article that there may be issues, such as since we swallow a litre of saliva per day and since Lumina turns the bacteria's waste into alcohol instead of plaque substances it may be an issue for some people with various health-related problems or interactions with medications. Also they are not sure if Lumina also won't eliminate the good bacteria in the mouth or that we won't transfer Lumina (bacteria) to other people via kissing or other means.
They are following 50 people who are using Lumina, do you have any follow up information on those people and particularly Scott Aaronson a Professor at the University of Texas at Austin?
There is also a female dentist I saw somewhere online (I can't recall, can't find her now) who is advocating for not brushing teeth but rather approaching tooth bacteria somewhere along these lines (targeting the bacteria on and between the teeth, not brushing the teeth per se) and the backlash from the dental community is quite aggressive against her or rather this idea.
I just read that they are messing with mouthwash in so much as to target bacteria or certain bacteria as well. If you search the internet, many people are saying that using mouthwash destroys the good mouth bacteria too and that is not recommended.
So maybe we should track down whether or not the scientist followed up on those 50 people who are using the Lumina product to see the results. In the rat studies it seemed to work just fine, but we aren't rats and if they perform any clinical studies on humans then their products automatically is deemed a drug and not a cosmetic, then they won't be able to sell it as they wish. Is making money the only goal here?
There really isn't much to go on from their site.
https://www.luminaprobiotic.com/science
That is a very interesting read, but to answer your question whether or not it's safe, it would seem from the article that there may be issues, such as since we swallow a litre of saliva per day and since Lumina turns the bacteria's waste into alcohol instead of plaque substances it may be an issue for some people with various health-related problems or interactions with medications. Also they are not sure if Lumina also won't eliminate the good bacteria in the mouth or that we won't transfer Lumina (bacteria) to other people via kissing or other means.
They are following 50 people who are using Lumina, do you have any follow up information on those people and particularly Scott Aaronson a Professor at the University of Texas at Austin?
There is also a female dentist I saw somewhere online (I can't recall, can't find her now) who is advocating for not brushing teeth but rather approaching tooth bacteria somewhere along these lines (targeting the bacteria on and between the teeth, not brushing the teeth per se) and the backlash from the dental community is quite aggressive against her or rather this idea.
I just read that they are messing with mouthwash in so much as to target bacteria or certain bacteria as well. If you search the internet, many people are saying that using mouthwash destroys the good mouth bacteria too and that is not recommended.
So maybe we should track down whether or not the scientist followed up on those 50 people who are using the Lumina product to see the results. In the rat studies it seemed to work just fine, but we aren't rats and if they perform any clinical studies on humans then their products automatically is deemed a drug and not a cosmetic, then they won't be able to sell it as they wish. Is making money the only goal here?
There really isn't much to go on from their site.
https://www.luminaprobiotic.com/science
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