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Asa's avatar

if this is what you say, and i believe you (i’m on my 2nd reviv), it will never go mainstream. disease is big business. it is basically the gdp of the usa. instead of a simple elegant solution we will get mrna shots. thanks for getting the word out to those with ears to hear!

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EGK's avatar
Jan 24Edited

I do think it will go mainstream.

But not the traditional way.

It will go mainstream the same way mewing and thumbpulling has.

By social media.

And probably not by me.

Others will come out of the woodwork and help to popularize this.

At least that is what i predict.

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Jay Changstein's avatar

Mainstream medicine will die a slow death just like mainstream media.

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Asa's avatar

i hope so!

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Lukas Huentemann's avatar

Thank you for your work. I couldn’t believe it at first but my backpain got significantly better since wearing a reviv every night while my gf wears an Invisalign and got new back pain in the upper back since then. Coincidence? I suspect not

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Joe's avatar

The video is pretty wild. It's hard to think that the time lapse is actually unfolding this way and not the other way around.

What happened after these shots were taken?

I mean it's hard to believe the dentist would let you go like this.

These shots are a recipe for a successful lawsuit...

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Jules Frost's avatar

its my video hahaha, not gonna sue they simply do what they're taught

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EGK's avatar

yes.. and because of 'standard of care' as long as they are doing what they were taught they are generally safe in court.

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Genevieve's avatar

Ken do you think this could potentially improve eyesight?

Mine improved by 2 steps in 2022-2023 when I went super animal based interestingly. Then stopped. I've always wondered if improving my structure could impact my eyesight!

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EGK's avatar

yes for sure. Im gonna write about eyesight at some point.

Mine got really bad when things collapsed and then came back. And kind of fluctuated with my experiments. So i def saw a direct relationship

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Genevieve's avatar

That's awesome, can't wait. This is one of my biggest goals.... to improve eyesight as much as I possibly and organically can, and to see how much it'll improve without having to do any eye exercises. Because I'm too lazy for that shit 🤣

My uncle is an opthalmologist and has offered to give me a heavily discounted lasik surgery as he's already done for all my brothers. I actually said no lol...I want to see what I can do on my own first!

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Delred's avatar

I really wish you would publish photos of your improvement or that of your customers…

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EGK's avatar

Reviv is focused on health issues, not aesthetics. So i dont think the photos are necessary.

There is some customer feedback i've put on our product page https://shop.getreviv.com/products/reviv-one?variant=45328339861745

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Delred's avatar

I understand and appreciate that. Although, for example, if reviv helps improve the curve of spee, would it not make sense to post pictures of such improvements? If you are writing about how beneficial it is for health, it would seem to be important to publish something. I mean, your predictions are audacious. Just my two cents. I have reviv, been using it for about a week and like it so far.

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EGK's avatar

The execution of what you are saying is not that simple as it begs lots of questions:

- How do you show it? A time lapse video like this one is probably best.. but how does one even do that?

- Who are we going to track?

- It's going to take a long time... for example to really see good change it will probably take 6-12 months.

Will this game have evolved far beyond needing such proof? I have a feeling it will. With Reviv alone I am hoping thousands will be doing it in a year. If hundreds or thousands of people are chiming in how its helping them and how a small posterior open bite has been created... is such proof still really necessary?

At this point i view it as a social media race. Is showing improved curve of spee the content that truly is going to make a difference?

I have a feeling not. Esp when i see these kids collecting millions of views on simplistic/wrong videos about thumbpulling and mewing.

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Delred's avatar

I’m sure if you have satisfied customers, at least a few will be happy to let you publish “case studies” of their progress. Or as you say, hopefully they show off on social media.

My son uses a removable expander, we tracked his progress by looking at the spacing of his teeth, and his airway is more open, affecting his sleep and personality as he’s not tired all the time.

I’ve seen a lot of before and after pictures of people that mew.

If reviv is changing curve of spee and affecting our bites, shouldn’t it be noticeable at least slightly, some of the time?

I mainly bought the reviv to help prevent me from grinding my teeth while I sleep. I don’t want to wear it much longer than necessary, but if you’re stating there are other health benefits I personally would like to see some evidence, which would only help you sell more product and achieve social media take off that much faster.

Your claims are so big it almost seems like a giant troll, no offense, and instead of asking us to take your word for it, why not just show your “work.”

All the best.

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EGK's avatar

there are at least 10 direct quotes from customers on our site of getting them out of various things: https://shop.getreviv.com/products/reviv-one?variant=45328339861745

i have a sheet of about 40 different customer quotes that i share with the community. If you're on skool, there is a link to this sheet and you can read thru it. People getting out of brain fog, chronic pain, etc

Im working on getting some of the folks to be ok with publishing some of their stories publicly.

Also, there are people doing the process chiming in as comments on posts and on the chat about what they are achieving.

But am i going to get into this game of posting before and after photos?

No.

I look at the 'results' of the mewing world showing these people in completely different light, from different angles, and i just find it hilarious.

Is that 'showing your work" in your view? Because i find that shit absolutely ridiculous.

Anyway, i take your point about getting the stories out there from people doing the process... and this is in the works. But as stories not photos because we are fixing health.

In terms of being a 'troll'... i am the only one out here actually explaining detail by detail how the shit works.

This is a post that helps explain the exact logic. Who else is doing that? Who else gets that?

Nobody.

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Jay Changstein's avatar

"A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it." - Max Planck

"In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual." - Galileo Galilei

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SoundTruth LightLoveConnection's avatar

Oh! Could this be the physical precursor/predictive programming to “Flatten the curve”.

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Jules Frost's avatar

hahahahahahaha thats hilarious, perhaps...

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EGK's avatar

oh haha i missed some of those slogans and stuff as i live in thailand lol

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EGK's avatar

not sure what u mean

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Jules Frost's avatar

slogan during c0v1d

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Heather Collins's avatar

Do you have the time lapse video or a link please. The video was there earlier and now I’ve come to watch it and there’s just a empty box 🥲

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EGK's avatar

sure.. here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOc2rjzV5CE

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Heather Collins's avatar

Thanks Ken really appreciate this 👍🥰

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Michelle-Marie's avatar

I was wondering if an appliance like a myobrace can possibly cause tmj issues or mess up normal occlusion. I just realized that when my child is wearing it the top teeth are aligned right on top of the bottom which isn’t the normal position. The top teeth are supposed to be in front of the bottom. So if my kid is wearing this for hours a day will it cause TMD or mess up her occlusion?

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EGK's avatar

in my view no. it stretches soft tissue so that things improve.

But occlusion will def change and evolve.

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justin's avatar

Howdy,

How long should i wait after wisdom teeth extractions to start using the reviv?

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EGK's avatar

immediately. Because the curve starts flattening as the other teeth start moving around given the new gap.

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RebeccaStar's avatar

My dentist may have flattened my curve of Spee when he capped all my teeth. It took quite a while to get my bite right he said he designed 2 bites for me? Everything was great until 9 years later sciatica bedeviled me & I have been struggling with it ever since including 2 back surgeries & stem cell injections to no avail. Would it take 9 years for this to happen?

Also a question about yoga. You can’t wear Reviv while practicing bc it’s impossible to breathe as yoga instructs????

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RebeccaStar's avatar

I will run out of $$$ if I live that long. Just want to maintain health & beauty. One thing I was confused about. You said tha years ago a dentist filed down your teeth & messed you up yet you suggest a flat surface now

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EGK's avatar

start saving :)

Yes... this is why there are 2 rules:

1- Add vertical height

2- Unlock the occlusion (= flat surface)

When the dentist drilled my teeth in 2014 he did #2 but not #1.

You need to do both b/c if u only do one u get worse.

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RebeccaStar's avatar

I was able to keep mouth guard almost all night. Will try again tonight. Like I said I don’t have that much time left I’m over 70 yo so help me speed everything up please.

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EGK's avatar
Feb 19Edited

if im right.. you have plenty of time Rebecca.

If a human follows these biomechanics i am not sure if they can die of natural causes... it's a theory im testing on my dad and a few others.

https://reviv.substack.com/p/maybe-its-not-that-hard-to-not-die

But i think there is a strong possibility that you live a very very long time as long as u wear the mouthguard every night.

I'm talking 120+ and beyond.

So u have plenty of time!!! hehe

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RebeccaStar's avatar

I checked the shock jockey I had ordered & it is latex free so yours probably is too. I’ll wait for a week & try again to see if it causes problems.

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RebeccaStar's avatar

It’s when they put a cap on your tooth but it doesn’t cover down far enough so it leaves an open space where the nerve root is partially exposed. Had no trouble with the temporary but the permanent bridge didn’t fit exact. Been this way for a year!

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EGK's avatar

I really dont want to give any advice on this as ive never seen or dealt with any of that.

In general i think the physics of the mouth are actually extremely simple and id steer away from the expensive dental work and keep things simple.

All you need is to raise the height of a single tooth on either side with composite and keep it flat. Make it the only contact in the mouth. Best to use last lower tooth on either side.

You will chew and function fine. The mouth will remodel over time to get healthier and healthier.

The health of the teeth will improve.

That is what im finding with my 10-year old having composite on his last lower teeth for 3.5 yrs now.

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EGK's avatar

yes locking the wrong bite will often trigger a slow collapse. 9 yrs is def possible.

About yoga i dont know.. i did some yoga years ago but just the youtube variety. And i dont think focused much on breathing.

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RebeccaStar's avatar

Yoga is all about your breath, breathing in & out with the proper movement. So I tried wearing the device while practicing but it’s impossible.

I don’t think my new dentist here knows anything about the curve of Spee. I had a bridge put in by a different dentist but all I had was pain & all they did was drill on my tooth. My new dentist says I have an open margin & says the bridge needs to be replaced. This is major bc it involves 3 teeth & they have to break it apart to get the bridge out. I don’t want a root canal so do you think wearing Reviv will help with this open margin bc I’m already experiencing less pain???

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EGK's avatar

i dont know what an open 'margin' is. waht is that

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Jay Changstein's avatar

From ChatGPT:

An open margin refers to a gap or space between a dental restoration (like a crown, filling, or bridge) and the natural tooth surface. In your case, the dentist is likely describing a situation where the edges of the bridge do not fit snugly against the teeth or gums.

Why It’s a Problem:

1. Bacteria Accumulation: The gap can trap food particles and bacteria, increasing the risk of tooth decay, gum disease, or infections under or around the bridge.

2. Structural Issues: Over time, an open margin can compromise the integrity of the restoration and the surrounding teeth.

3. Irritation or Sensitivity: The exposed area might cause discomfort, gum irritation, or tooth sensitivity.

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RebeccaStar's avatar

Yes I know I’m waiting for approval from insurance to get it replaced. The open margin is on the outside so I can keep it clean, the tooth next to it was pulled so there is no surrounding teeth but I have had the discomfort now for over a year. The dentist who put it in would only drill on my tooth & I went multiple times with no results so had to find a different dentist who found the problem in 10 minutes.

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Jay Changstein's avatar

Rebecca, when I do hot yoga, I wear a Shock Doctor upper braces mouthguard. It doesn't stretch the soft tissue as much as Reviv or other upper+lower mouthguards, but it's easier to breathe and talk with it on.

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RebeccaStar's avatar

You just said upper one with channels would work too

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EGK's avatar

yes should work.. but i believe one with upper & lower tooth channels will work better.

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RebeccaStar's avatar

Got it from the shock doctor. It’s just fits the upper teeth.

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EGK's avatar

i believe it will work better if it has teeth channels for upper and lower

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RebeccaStar's avatar

I got the upper mouth guard just for upper teeth so I could practice yoga with it on. Does the upper have as much benefit as the whole mouth guard?

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EGK's avatar

im not sure what u mean by 'upper mouthguard'. Do u have a brand or link to it?

Ive generally found that a mouthguard with upper and lower channels puts more of a stretch. But one with only upper channels will also work.

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RebeccaStar's avatar

I have to know if you mouth guard is hypoallergenic bc I’m have an allergic reaction to something I’ve just recently started using like your mouth guard.

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EGK's avatar
Jan 29Edited

It's 100% foodgrade silicone but the supplier never mentioned anything about hypoallergenic.

I'll ask but for now i'd assume it is not.

Though i havent had anyone complain that they were sensitive to it yet.

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RebeccaStar's avatar

I need for you to find out if the mouth guard is latex free, BPA free & medical grade silicone & does it have rubber accelerators. If not where can I find this type of guard? I have to stop all things I have started using in the past few months to find out what is causing my contact dermatitis. I checked with CHATGPT & Grok & this mouth guard could be a cause.

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EGK's avatar

It is BPA free and 100% medical grade silicone. Ill check about the latex free.

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EGK's avatar

supplier confirmed latex-free

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EGK's avatar

Thank you.

One thing i find interesting is that I think the looksmaxxing (aesthetic) angle might be the first use case to really blow up and go viral.

Because a mouthguard is the missing piece of the puzzle to all these Mewers and Thumbpullers. And that content goes viral among the youth.

So i wouldnt be surprised if we see all these GenZers wearing a mouthguard as the latest fad... and realizing all of the health benefits that are coming for the ride.

Then it grows from there.

At least that is what i predict.

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