This toothpaste is sold by a “pyramid scheme” MLM company known for less than stellar products that are over-priced. It’s abrasive, so the enamel is micro-etched which initially gives teeth a brighter appearance (light refraction), but then can stain easier due to micro-etching and of course there is enamel loss. This, even though the company’s website claims a low RDA score, that of 70-80, but why the range? Why not a specific number? I read on a hygiene forum about a hygiene student who did an RDA analysis and it was 103 or above. This is still a mid-range for RDA scores, but still a difference in what the company claims. This is a red flag to me! The company also calls the RDA scale, “radioactive dentin abrasion,” and that isn’t even the correct term. RDA stands for relative dentin abrasion. So if they don’t know the correct term, was it even tested would be my question. There isn’t any research on it that I have found, so that’s a red flag, again, not to use it or recommend it. Here is a great video about why not to use this toothpaste: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlFKKNKgZ8k&feature=youtu.be
If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is! We should practice evidence-based dentistry and recommend products that are researched for efficacy, this product simply isn’t.
I am not familiar with this either, but I had a patient ask me about it. She said her Chiropractor recommended it to her. I thought that was interesting, but I have been trying to read up on it. Like Kara, I haven’t found very much about it online.
Kara- you are not correct in your answer above. I have had patients use this toothpaste, and the anti-plaque/anti -cavity benefits alone are pretty amazing. I have not seen any harsh abrasion issues from using this toothpaste like enamel loss. As a dentist, I do not promote any toothpaste that isn’t FDA/ADA approved, but in my years of practice I have not seen any of the above issues you speak of in your comment. And unfortunatly, there are some errors in your comment that could potentially lead the public astray.
Food for thought: Regarding a “pyramid scheme”. Working for a Dentist would be considered a pyramid scheme, no? You do most of the work and she/he makes most of the money. Most jobs are set up this way. Now here is a MLM fact. Depending on the amount of work one puts into the MLM as a distributor determines his or her success and payout. In the United States Harvard Business School is the only institution that teaches MLM in their business curriculum. This is a common business model in Europe. In addition MLM is the ONLY business model that has created millionaires in abundance. Can’t say that about our job now can we? PS I am in no way affiliated with Nu Skin. Thanks for reading. 🙂
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I do not sell or use the the product however you are not correct to call it a "pyramid scheme". A pyramid scheme does not involve any product. there is no product sold in a "pyramid scheme" a pyramid scheme only involves exchange of money. Read up on what it actually is before you label something incorrectly out of being uninformed, that is a professional responsibility. The rest of your assessment may be true but labelling something a pyramid scheme when it isn't demonstrates lack of information on your part.
libby
Libby.. I'm not sure why you're being so harsh.. I believe what Kara is trying to say is that like many "fad" items that are in the market right now (i.e. LuLaRoe, LipSense, BeautyCounter and AP24) all work on a "pyramid 'structure'" meaning that someone buys into the company in the form of inventory to sell to the public while also gaining/recruiting a "team" to sell product under them in turn gaining profit off their sales.. no need to be rude and make remarks on Kara professionalism!
MarlenaRDH
Nu Skin may not be defined as a 'pyramid scheme' company, but they walk a fine line. Right along most other mlm companies ran by Mormons in Utah.
Momof5
After reading this, I decided to do a little digging and the 70-80 RDA score that you are referring to is NuSkin’s regular anti-plaque toothpaste and not their whitening toothpaste. If you look on NuSkin’s information page, it specifically says that it’s the anti-plaque toothpaste and not the whitening toothpaste. You are correct that the RDA for the whitening toothpaste is 103. And the ADA says that clinical evidence supports that lifetime use of proper brushing technique with a toothbrush and toothpaste at an RDA of 250 or less produces limited wear to dentin and virtually no wear to enamel. So both AP24 anti plaque toothpaste and AP24 Whitening toothpaste shouldn’t cause any long term damage. You are also correct that they are wrong to call it “Radioactive Dentin Abrasion,” but I’m the same sentence they define it as “a scale to measure relative abrasivity in toothpastes,” which is not wrong. I just wanted to provide a few answers to your red flags!
MadisonMaltby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRoYl4H4NuM&feature=share I haven't found clinical/sound/professional research or evidence in the top dental field studies or associations to know I can tell my patients it works comparatively speaking. This Dentist is supposedly a researcher. I am questioning the effectiveness of it compared to other whitening products. So far I can say I feel safer with this than hydrogen peroxide products.
MSZRDH17
Not true! The information page says right on there 103 RDA! Also it does say Relative Dentin Abrasivity on the product information page! If you would like to see it, I will send it to you! I’ve been using this for a couple years now and it’s Amazing! Corporate America is the real pyramid scheme! CEO makes all the money and everyone below has little or no chance of becoming the CEO, all while making someone else rich! I suggest to ask questions and get the real info from a credible source!
jb77