Dentists in the Region warn of the danger of buying online dental alignerswhich can lead to irreversible mouth problems: among them, tooth loss.
The president of the Official College of Dentists of the Region of Murcia, Pedro Caballero, explains to La Opinión that this ‘fashion’ “generates a problem”, since it invites the user to a “do it yourself” that involves risks. The person is limited to send the measurements, receive the aligner at home and that’s it. Aligners are designed from photographs of the mouth taken at home by the patient himself.
«If in a treatment done in a clinic, problemsso there has to be a supervisionimagine when you leave to your good luck to the patient,” highlights this professional.
The devices are designed from photographs of the mouth taken at home by the patient themselves.
He insists that anyone who undergoes a process to align their teeth must be checked by the dentist “periodically”. Hence, the “non-rigorous treatments” that are purchased on the Internet are not recommended at all. Not just aligners: also bleachershe states.
“Doors to the countryside”
From the Official College “we have pressed for there to be a control on health advertising,” highlights Caballero, while admitting that “trying to control advertising on social networks is put doors to the field».
And social networks are already, for many people (and especially young people) another means to get informed or to search for something they want. And advertising goes hand in hand: «According to your searchesyou have the bomb», adds Caballero.
The president of the Official College of Dentists of the Region of Murcia, Pedro Caballero. / Juan Caballero
It so happens that there are companies that are dedicated to the online sale of invisible aligners that even use influencers so that promote your services. These Instagram posts don’t talk about risks: they only talk about advantages.
As to what are the conditions of oral health that those who buy these aligners may have to face, the president of the dentists of the Region states that they range “from losing teeth directly, because a excessive forceto problems of gums y wounds on the tongue and mucous membranes due to a poorly adjusted aligner, many things.
Irreversible damage
These victims then end up going to a professional dentist, although sometimes it is too late and the damage that has been caused is serious: “Not having a good bite, joint problems or headaches». «When you lose a piece, it does not regenerate»it needs.
In Pedro Caballero’s opinion, “unfortunately, fewer complaints arrive than they should,” sometimes “by their own account.” desidia or because it is difficult for people to recognize that they have been deceived.
“Yes, there are complaints and at the College we know that there are complaints”he emphasizes, while advising those affected to also report “through Consumption”, given that they have suffered “a scam».
Although he General Council of Dentists For years, it has been periodically emphasizing the a risky way of working of companies that promote orthodontic treatments with transparent aligners without control, There are still people who buy them at their own risk..
