Le business douteux de l'esthétique dentaire sur les réseaux sociaux

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Des traitements orthodontiques payés mais interrompus du jour au lendemain après la faillite d'une entreprise américaine, des kits de blanchiment dangereux pour la santé vendus en toute illégalité: le business sans scrupule de l'esthétique dentaire, promu abondamment sur les réseaux sociaux, fait des ravages. - L'info en continu  https://buzzplus.fr/ Infos, news & actualités - L'information internationale en direct.

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00:00 orthodontic treatments paid but interrupted overnight after the bankruptcy of an American company,

00:05 dangerous whitening kits for health sold illegally,

00:08 the business without scruples of dental aesthetics,

00:11 promoted abundantly on social networks,

00:13 wreaked havoc.

00:14 On TikTok or Instagram,

00:16 influencers have spread the fashion of the Hollywood smile,

00:19 very white teeth and perfectly aligned,

00:21 and dispense their alleged advice to get the same result in record time.

00:26 The products highlighted are often very good on the market compared to the care offered in dental clinics

00:30 whose rates are not framed for these aesthetic benefits

00:33 and not reimbursed by social security for senior citizens.

00:37 This is what has led millions of customers to believe in the promise of the invisible orthodontist

00:41 the cheapest in the market,

00:43 in just a few months,

00:44 entirely at home and guaranteed for life,

00:46 from the American Smile Direct Club

00:48 to the very aggressive advertising on the networks.

00:50 The principle of transparent teeth sold online,

00:54 worn every day to straighten his teeth.

00:56 Early December,

00:58 these customers stopped smiling,

01:00 the company has submitted the report and informs them that it will not ensure the continuation of their treatment,

01:04 advising them to turn to a health professional.

01:07 "I made a loan for these teeth,

01:09 I did not receive the products but I still have to pay ",

01:12 a TikTok client says.

01:14 "These people have not seen a dentist,

01:16 they cannot turn against anyone ",

01:18 explains Dr. Geneviève Wagner,

01:20 of the Dentist Surgeons' Order.

01:23 "It is illegal toothpaste exercise from the moment a tooth is made in the mouth ",

01:27 recalls David Couchat,

01:29 of the French Orthodontic Federation.

01:31 However,

01:32 these companies do not break the law since the client is the only one to put his hands in his mouth.

01:36 Another legal breach,

01:38 "It is not written anywhere in the law that re-training a tooth is a medical act ",

01:42 regrets Dr. Couchat.

01:44 Whitening pen.

01:46 Advertising for aligners is allowed,

01:49 the Public Health Code estimates that these medical devices

01:52 present a low risk to human health,

01:54 as do contact lenses.

01:56 False, according to the Dentist's Order,

01:59 which alerts authorities of potential severe complications.

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