Lawsuit claims dental device damaged patients' teeth
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- Опубліковано 28 лют 2023
- At least 20 patients are suing the maker of a dental device they claim damaged their mouths. CBS News partnered with Kaiser Health News for an exclusive investigation into their allegations. Anna Werner reports.
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This is heartbreaking. I am a musician, and I can't begin to imagine how painful it must be to not be able to play her instrument. 💔
I don’t understand how other dentist were captivated by this technique without remembering basic embryology, histology and physiology.
The investor made million dollars. The dentists who fix the patients made tons of money. Only the patients who will pay a heavy price tag and painful consequences.
Facts. & the businessmen continue to do their business
He destroyed her mouth!!!!! He ended her clarinet career. Shame on this man!! He needs big jail time! He hurt so many others as well! Evil man.
"The plaintiffs do not allege in their lawsuits that Galella treated them but allege he or his company consulted with each of their dentists about their AGGA treatment."
SHE destroyed the musician's mouth. The dentist was a woman who did not know what she was doing.
He even *sounds* like the absolute worst kind of shyster... He talks like one of those TV grifter preachers.
With how much dental cost .. They owe her big-time!!!
This just breaks my heart. After 3 years of braces followed by bridge work, permanent retainers, wearing removable retainers every night and going to my dentist, orthodontist and periodontist, who all worked together, I’m very pleased with the result. But clearly, this device looks like braces in reverse. Looking at the mirror everyday, it can sometimes be hard to see movement but clearly after seeing how crooked their teeth were becoming, I’m surprised they didn’t stop the process MUCH sooner. It did nothing for their jawline but was ruining their teeth and bones. It’s a shame.
The man is a monster.
The man fixed my jaw 10 years ago. "The plaintiffs do not allege in their lawsuits that Galella treated them but allege he or his company consulted with each of their dentists about their AGGA treatment."
Going to the dentist is like going to a mechanic . Only they know exactly what's wrong and can therefore claim all kinds of problems to bill you for, whether they exist or not.
This is why it's better to go to a dental school.
First red flag... "found on Facebook" 🤦🏿♂️
That's scary real pain.
Traumatic Mental Breakdown.
After being severely damaged myself by a tooth-anchored expansion device and knowing about these side effects for a decade, it's surreal to watch this CBS report! Also funny that the interviewer seemed horrified at the potential loss of 8 teeth. I lost 8 teeth, an orthodontist ripped out 4 premolars and shoved my jaws even further back while a dentist later ripped out 4 non-impacted wisdom teeth. This caused life long breathing problems, a recessed face, damaged teeth, and TMJ. The cognitive dissonance is predictable because it protects the status quo, but since there are potentially millions of people who experienced what I have I really wish CBS would do a report about that.
Im too😢
And they’re advertising this procedure on social media ….. a red flag if ever I saw one.
The American Dental Association recently refused to de-list LVI seminars from their CERP (approved for credit). Maybe this will embarrass them to take another look at courses linked to harmful treatment.
That’s so sad and mess up lady can’t play instrument what she loved to do smh so sad that dentist need to sued
Snake Oil.... No! This is dangerous and highly damaging to everyone it's been used on, including the inventor's patients. It is also dreadfully expensive and it's a nightmare this man marketed and helped sell. Why is the device still being sold in this country? Could doctors do this and continue working? Why hasn't the government shut this dangerous scam and those marketing, selling, and manufacturing it down yet?
As a dentist I am horrified by this - an absolute scam and happening to many patients here in Australia too an dour regulatory bodies are doing nothing despite numerous complaints and compensation claims
Why did these dentists use the AGGA without any evidence or peer reviewed studies?
Wow, I cannot believe that they have done that to her!! I think everyone should always get multiples opinions before doing something this severe..
she will be able to play the clarinet again but will need the best prosthdodontist she can find and the best fitting dentures...and a lot of practice. But Chet Baker lost his teeth and he came back from it and she will too.
Please if a doctor says you need surgery chances are they are right. As someone who went to a chiropractor for chronic pain and now has more joint issues and pain please please please go to a doctor.
I know especially bcz it is well documented that chiropractors can cause strokes when working on C1-C7 vertabra (rare but dangerous)
Unfortunately, people want a cheap and quick fix. Definitely avoid chiropractors (they aren’t medical doctors!) and make sure your dentists and doctors are licensed, board certified, etc.
You can't expand your palate after about age 24. The bones fuse together at full maturity. After that point you have to break the jaw and move it forward.
Hi, I'm one of the victims in this story. Yes although the MSE or MARPE can also be used to split the suture. I was asked to do it but I declined because I'm traumatized by the AGGA. I just did bone grafting instead.
I had an AGGA for 8 months, and it worked miracles for my mouth and my TMJ issues. I'd already tried going through a different process that did nothing to help. 8 years later, I'm still free of TMJ headaches, my teeth are no longer crowded and I can breathe better.@@LeighPeterson330 The problem in this case was the idiot dentist who didn't know what she was doing.
after about the age of 8 or so the bones fuse - this is only a treatment that can be done in young children and then the device is very different
For forward growth, probably, but not true for lateral expansion. Look up MSE (Maxillary Skeletal Expander).
That poor lady and anyone else that has suffered. Can you not tell that man is a snake oil salesmen.
He looks like a creepy grifter, but the thing is that snake oil doesn't harm people. It doesn't do anything magical, but it does no real damage, either. So, he's much worse than a snake oil salesman.
Is this the same as expanders?
feel bad for all these poor people...usually scam items just dont do anything but this device ruins ppls lives
All this talk about medical bills why nobody talks about dental cost
Not sure why but I'm one of the victims in the story and I had to start a GFM. I paid $7k for AGGA, then to fix it $11k for a new orthodontist and over $25k for bone grafting.
@@LeighPeterson330oh my gosh, thanks for sharing more of your story. How are you paying for all of this? Did you dentist give you any restitution?
Does anybody have the link to part 2 of this interview? if so please provide
Whoa how scary!!
I can't begin to even comment on all this. I had the exact same issue as that woman. I got the surgery. It was 36 grand and it was the best thing I've done in my life. I got the surgery from Dr zebovitz in Maryland and had a lefort 1 and a mandibular osteotomy. It has reduced my pain from 100% to 12%. It has saved my life.
I just want to know what made the dentist think putting braces on after seeing how far gone the teeth were out of the bone was a smart idea .. what a quack
"she heard about a device on facebook"
I had a about something like this . Sitting down straped with a 2 dentist putting a wired device on someone’s mouth destroying the teeth
Always get a second opinion and hopefully the victims can get implants or dentures.never heard of this procedure until now .
The clarinetist cannot get implants, she has no bone left. I also appear in the story. I just had bone grafting surgery last month.
@@LeighPeterson330 that must have cost alot of money .yes you need some bone for implants I think dentures not sure.i was born with clepht plate so I have a spending mouth and face
@@LeighPeterson330then what is she going to do about the damage that was caused? Please don’t tell me nothing can be done :(
@@matthewxaviur8930 I'm not sure but I think they are trying multiple bone grafts to attempt for all in 2 or all in 4 dentures. I heard something about a prosthetic but I'm not sure what the details are. Myself I had bone grafting around all my teeth last month. Hopefully it takes.
Exactly. Lots of dishonest people in dentistry.
Yep mine did me and when I went back after 2 months he's was gone I found him in another dentist office and he hide!!!!!! When I told them what he did he left that place too!!!!
Horrible 😢
Omg my
Heart breaks for her
Oh my gosh
I don't trust any advertising I see on social media.
Hi, I'm one of the victims in the story. It wasn't an ad. It was a Facebook group run by the dentists that used the AGGA in their dental offices. We could ask them questions about it and they shared info and pictures.
Facebook should ban these harmful ads.
Hi, I'm one of the victims in the story. It wasn't an ad, it was a group run by the dentists that used AGGA.
@@LeighPeterson330 Oh my. Are any of the dentists that used Agga facing repercussions?
I have heard that too. It can also cause pain as a result. Though braces seem a lot safer I am glad never to have had them or some horrible Agga device in my mouth!!
A dentist in Washington State broke several of my teeth by forcing a huge metal appliance into my mouth to breath easily at night. He skipped town before I could sue. Now I have pain and broken teeth and expect to have dentures. Beware ! ! ! He had good credentials.
The FDA is a joke
This device is NOT approved by the fda.
3:46 neither can I
Lori is hard to look at. IN Fact, we honestly can't
How he sleep at night? We may know how he can’t sleep . He may too busy to counting his crooked money in the night .
Omg that's a disaster, this is why you should never get advice from anyone but a dentist, I get advice from KRISS AI too, it's cool it must ve been trained by professionals but I could never listen to any one who's not a doctor. It's awful people are making money hurting others
I agree and i think kriss ai is trained by dental professionals, you can clearly see the difference when asking kriss and chatgpt for example. kriss excels in this field
I agree with you, and not just for dental, this applies to all, if anyone needs medical help you should go to a professional to stop the risk of more complications, btw what is kriss ai? does it give accurate dental advice?
@@GeorgeNancyy Exactly! Kriss AI zeroes in on dental matters with expert accuracy-you can really tell the difference!
can you tell me more about kriss ai?? it seems reliable ..
Hello@@shyrahgail!
Kriss is a specialized AI designed for the dental industry, providing accurate, real-time information on dental treatments and terminologies.
I had this in 1988. I have 8 teeth left. I'm 46. Nobody will help me.
May I ask what happened to you?,
I feel so bad for this woman. You trust professionals with your health. If you were born with good teeth and bite..be thankful! You have NO idea the pain, effort, and money the rest of us spend to achieve a normal mouth
you do know teeth placement is not genetic/ right external factors affect teeth
@@Autism_moment_of_all_time teeth sizes vary as well as palate size. There's a reason why certain populations have it a lot worse because they genetically have narrow palettes while other populations have very wide palettes with gaps. Yes it's somewhat moldable but not entirely
@@Lady.Luck. brother our anecestors 1000 years ago brother had perfect teeth external factors like food we eat,thumbsucking,etc affected our teeth brother
@@Lady.Luck. dont listen to denist they only fix symptoms not the main reason brother they do people wrong i know from experience brother
@@Autism_moment_of_all_time either way, the people that developed a narrow palette had no control over that as a child. Did you have to go through braces? I had to twice! I ate a normal diet and didn't suck my thumb or anything as a child
This guy needs to pay for all the damage he has done. I hope all file a lawsuit and throw the book at him. As someone with weak teeth I'm glad my dentist only does what is necessary (there's a lot that just say things like "uh this tooth needs a crown", I'd advise people to get different opinions.)
Her. It was a female dentist.
@jenniferhenderson890 oh didn't know that edit: I meant the guy that invented this torturous device
The inventor was my dentist. He did all my TMJ work about a decade ago. Brilliant man. He relieved all the TMJ headaches, fixed the over crowding and undid all the mistakes done by previous dentists. I had the AGGA device followed by braces in my late 40's. This musician was messed up by a dentist who was not trained to use the device. I now go to a dentist who was trained by the inventor b/c he is closer to my town. This is a hack story. The case against the inventor was dropped but you'll never get a story about that. He's not the monster here.@@christophluger793
Tmj and sleep apena??? Theres no cure for those.
focus
The periodontist seems so happy.
finding apartment with cosigner
$1.4M
So sad but unfortunately common sense would’ve gone a very long way here.
I have a dental device
Omg! How did she let happen that. My gosh😢
3:00 / 8:54 I don't knowwhy, but I laughed at this. Is that fu**ed up? I really don't think a comment like that should be on air tho.
Tate getting out on this podcast would be his 1st appearance
there should be age limit of course jaw bones is impossible ones you re adult 😮
There is MSE and MARPE expanders, they split the suture
I am 52 years old I had one as a child. It next up my mouth. Now I have a lot of problems. I had it in Ohio
How could anyone think they could grow new bone in their jaw?? How did they not know their teeth were moving??
I am losing all faith that we are the most intelligent species. Use some common sense, people!!
I'm in the story. I posted concerns in the Facebook group to the dentists saying it felt like my teeth were moving. They flat out said "we are not moving your teeth, we are remodeling the bone forward." When I asked why my teeth felt loose I was told because of the bone remodeling and it was normal. We were all sharing our photos and stories, as were the dentists. We weren't hearing any horror stories until slowly we were.
@@LeighPeterson330 That's so sad. What monsters. I thought dentists were pretty good people, but they should have known that you cannot grow new bone like that. I'm so sorry there is not better oversight on dental appliances.
Orthodontist ruined my mouth my face my health and my life.
Maybe next time you shouldn't find your reference on Facebook!
I feel sorry for her but why wait this long 😢
Wait this long for what?
Lol 😆
My mom is a surgical dentist and always told me: dont let ANYONE touch your TEETH no matter what they say! Teeth can never stay in one you pull them out a certain amout. Your bone/tissue will be traumatized and will never retake. As a child that might work...but as a person after 13 has no hope but for surgery!
Get the REAL SURGERY that insurances COVER 100% FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
The surgery is not like a nose job so minimal bruises and small stitches. You drink smoothies for a few months. Then the dr removes the bandages and you're done!
Any amount of common sense would have told her long before it got that far out of hand that something was extremely wrong. Hard to feel bad for pure stupidity!
I agree. What is wrong with people? Too damn gullible.
@@jackiesmith2801 What the? These are medical professionals. Blaming laypeople is stupid af.
I'm sorry, but when you go to a dentist who tells you they can "GROW YOUR JAW," and that a thing that is set up to their teeth forward - literally - is not going to push your teeth forward and outward, AND YOU SEE IT PUSHING YOUR TEETH OUTWARD, and EVEN THEN, YOU STILL DO NOT GO TO ANOTHER DENTIST TO GET A SECOND OPINION (!!!???!!!????!!!!), I'M SORRY, BUT, DO YOU NOT GET WHAT YOU, KIND OF, WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN WHAT YOU'D GET?!?!?
●● WHY, IN GOD'S NAME, ANYONE - ESPECIALLY ONE WHO HAS A CAREER THAT DEPENDS UPON HER MOUTH AND JAW PLACEMENT - WOULD NOT GET A SECOND OPINION, AT THE VERY LEAST, IS BEYOND ME!!! WHY, ON EARTH, FOR F'S SAKE, ANYONE WOULD BELIEVE A DENTIST WHO TELLS YOU THEY CAN "GROW YOUR JAW" - AND THESE ARE ALL ADULTS - IS BEYOND ME! I WOULDN'T HAVE BELIEVED ANYONE WHO TOLD ME THAT WHEN I WAS 10 YEARS OF AGE; BUT IF I HAD A CAREER THAT DEPENDED UPON MY JAW PLACEMENT AND TEETH, I WOULD GET 3 PROFESSIONAL OPINIONS AND DO RESEARCH ON EVERY PROCEDURE I WAS HAVING, EVEN AFTER THE OPINIONS, JUST TO MAKE SURE I KNEW WHAT I WAS GETTING INTO!
IF ANY OF THESE ADULTS HAD EVEN GOOGLED (WHICH, BTW, IS NOT "DOING RESEARCH"), JUST SIMPLY GOOGLED THE QUESTION, "IS IT POSSIBLE TO GROW THE JAW OF AN ADULT HUMAN," OR CHECKED THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, OR THE FDA, OR, MY GOD, ASKED ANY INTELLIGENT LOOKING PERSON ON THE STREET, THEY WOULDVE SEEN THAT WHAT THAT DENTIST WAS SAYING WAS UTTER CRAP!
● The ONE MAJOR QUESTION IN MY MIND, HOWEVER, IS THAT, ONCE SHE'S SEEING A GAP BARELY BEGINNING TO FORM IN HER ONCE STRAIGHT TEETH, ONCE SHE'S SEEING HER ONCE STRAIGHT TEETH EVEN BEGINNING TO FLARE OUT LIKE THAT ( BUT WHICH, LET'S FACE IT, THAT'S WHAT, LOOKING AT THE DEVICE, IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL DO, WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE ITS SUPPOSED TO DO, IF YOU LOOK AT THE FACT THAT IT'S SET UP - ON. THE. TEETH. - AND NOT ONT THE JAW BONE...I MEAN, BRACES WORK BECAUSE THE JAW DOES NOT MOVE. - THATIS WHY/HOW YOU CAN STRING WIRE THROUGH DEVICES ATTACHED TO THE TEETH, AND TIGHTEN, LOOSEN, ETC., SAID WIRE, TO STRAIGHTEN THE TEETH - BECAUSE THE JAW ITSELF DOES NOT MOVE, AND WILL NOT GROW BY HAVING THE METAL ATTACHED TO THE TEETH PUSHED OR PULLED!!! TO EVEN AJUST THE PLACEMENT OF THE JAW BONES, IN RELATION TO EACH OTHER, "HEAD GEAR" NEEDS TO BE WORN!!! SAID HEAD GEAR IS CONNECTED TO TEETH VIA BRACES, BUT IT DOESN'T "GROW" THE JAW! IT PUSHES AND/OR PULLS THE JAW BONES IN RELATION TO EACH OTHER, TO STRAIGHTEN OR EVEN OUT THE PLACEMENT OF EACH OTHER!!!! THE JAW BONE CANNOT BE "GROWN!!!" NO, I DID NOT RESEARCH THIS! NO, I DID NOT HAVE HEADGEAR. I ONLY HAD BRACES, YEARS AGO, AND HAVE SEEN HEAD GEAR......OH, WELL, I HAVE INTELLIGENCEAND BASIC COMMON SENSE!! WHAT, IN THE HELL, IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?!?!?! COME ON!) AND SHE STILL DIDN'T BOTHER TO GO TO ANOTHER DENTIST, EVEN THEN, TO GET A SECOND OPINION?!?!
I mean, I feel sorry for her, and the others, and, YES, CLEARLY, THAT VILE A**H*LE SHOULD BE STOPPED, IMMEDIATELY, but, come on, people!! My word! How much stupidity and UTTER LACK OF ANY COMMON SENSE AT EVERY SINGLE, SOLITARY, POSSIBLE STEP ALONG THE WAY DO PEOPLE GET TO KEEP DISPLAYING AND STILL GET HAVE EVERYONE FEELING AS THOUGH THEY CONTINUE TO DESERVE OUR FULL PITY, AND NOT, INSTEAD, AT SOME POINT, A "COME ON, MAN! HOW STUPID CAN YOU BE? HOW OBVIOUS DOES IT HAVE TO BE THAT YOU'RE NOT GETTING WHAT YOU WERE TOLD YOU WOULD GET BEFORE YOU, POSSIBLY, CONSIDER GETTING A SECOND OPINION?!?!?!?!"
Many of us got second opinions. There is an unfortunate echo chamber of “airway dentistry” where they refer to one another. And there is no way a patient can see that from the outside.
As for your other comments, you should apply that thinking to the story at hand as well, because it’s a short piece and cannot possibly include all the details and what patients tried to do at what time points.
Your comment is unkind.
(And I don’t understand why you wrote in all capital letters.).
I played flute until I had a major dental problem
What kind of "major dental problem?".