A new perversion of dentistry

[Guest guest]

Has anyone seen this article from Mercola's latest newsletter?

http://www.mercola.com/2002/mar/9/gm_bacteria.htm

Excerpts:

>Want long-lasting cavity protection? A quick squirt of genetically

>engineered bacteria could do the trick, and might even safeguard your

>teeth for life.

>

>Streptococcus mutans, a bacterium that inhabits the human mouth, causes

>cavities by converting sugar into enamel-corroding lactic acid. A Florida

>dentist has developed a genetically modified strain of the bug that

>doesn't make lactic acid, but is able to shoulder out competing bacteria.

and

>The dentist would simply squirt a suspension of the modified bacteria,

>onto the tooth surfaces for about 5 minutes.

>

>Then more than likely the dentist would pat you on the head and tell you

>to go home and eat sugar. Sugar helps the genetically modified bug stick

>to tooth surfaces.

As Mercola says, it's hard to guess which would prove more harmful in the

long run, the sugar or the bacteria.

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