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Fight Tooth Decay with Electricity
Erica Campbell writes "According to IsraCast, The Israeli Company Fluorinex Active has developed a new technology that can protect the tooth from cavities for 5 years with one simple electrical treatment. The company is currently working on a small device which, together with a gel, will impose an efficient ion exchange process through an Electro-chemical reaction in which fluor ions displace the Hydroxide ions at the outer layer of the tooth. This is intended to produce a new mineral layer with significantly improved chemical and physical resistance to the aggressive bacteria and the resulting acidic environment in the mouth."
However, when pressed, the company acknowledged the new device would be ineffective against pieces of broccoli and spinach.
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Well, this is at least correctly targeted towards the /. crowd, most of whom only brush once every 5 years (whether they need it or not)
Go to the dentist and get a free shock-therapy session. This should help those with Dentophobia.
Luckily I bet I can improvise one of my one; all I need is an old lamp cord, a football mouthpiece, and some high fluoride gel toothpaste.
I Am My Own Worst Enemy
We'll see how well that 5-year warranty holds up after I'm through with it!
Sweet! (literally) Now I can just rinse with Red Bull before bed time and I'm set.
I want to be able to chew gravel in comfort.
... up the voltage.
FDA lobbying begins: US Dental Assocaition vs Energizer Bunny!
Engineering is the art of compromise.
When I was 10 I tried touching a 9-volt to my braces. Nuff said.
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: Lord, Jack.
General Jack D. Ripper: You know when fluoridation first began?
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: I... no, no. I don't, Jack.
General Jack D. Ripper: Nineteen hundred and forty-six. Nineteen forty-six, Mandrake. How does that coincide with your post-war Commie conspiracy, huh? It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hard-core Commie works.
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: Uh, Jack, Jack, listen, tell me, tell me, Jack. When did you first... become... well, develop this theory?
General Jack D. Ripper: Well, I, uh... I... I... first became aware of it, Mandrake, during the physical act of love.
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: Hmm.
General Jack D. Ripper: Yes, a uh, a profound sense of fatigue... a feeling of emptiness followed. Luckily I... I was able to interpret these feelings correctly. Loss of essence.
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: Hmm.
General Jack D. Ripper: I can assure you it has not recurred, Mandrake. Women uh... women sense my power and they seek the life essence. I, uh... I do not avoid women, Mandrake.
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: No.
General Jack D. Ripper: But I... I do deny them my essence.
Credit to IMDB for the actual quotes. My memory of them was somewhat less than accurate. ;)
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If city governments didn't buy this stuff from chemical plants to put in drinking water, they'd have to dispose of it like any other toxic waste.
It's not the city governments or plants that are doing this to us. It's the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids. Duh.
"Would this process affect the coloration of the teeth?"
No, but tooth size many change. 8^)
Crumb's Corollary: Never bring a knife to a bun fight.
it's a typo of flour ions. instead of getting cavities you make bread
if i'm not immortal, what's the point of living?
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If they would make a device that gave you an electric shock every time you reached for a candy bar, it would help prevent tooth decay AND obesity.
Some see the vessel as half full; others see it as half-empty; We pour it out on the floor and laugh
The genetically engineered miracle bacteria ate all test persons.
Do you think anyone is going to listen to a Wonka regarding tooth decay?
"Fighting the global war against tooth decay is in the vital national interest of Great Britain," said Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the UK, as he announced the march of infantry on Nazareth, home of Fluorinex. "We're sure Jesus can spare a few chapels. We will stop at nothing to honor his sacrifice -- with our glistening white smiles, if necessary."
Reaction from the United States was guarded. In an apparent reference to the incident, President Bush repeatedly mumbled to himself, "Lisa needs braces? Dental plan?" while speaking to reporters today on the subject.
Asked if the United States would be taking up the British invasion at the UN Security Council, Bush said he always liked the Monkees better than the Beatles anyway.
Q: What did the comedian say to the crowd?
A: If I knew, this joke would be funny.
Sometimes i get the feeling that the collective knowlege of slashdot could solve any problem, and adapt to any task.
Now, if we could only learn to get along...