An oral weight-loss dental device that locks the jaw to force users onto a liquid-only diet is drawing fire from an advocacy group that said it promotes a "starvation diet" and is adding to the "shame ...

Would you put a lock on your mouth to try to lose weight? The DentalSlim Diet Control device uses magnets to lock a person's upper and lower teeth together, allowing them to only ingest a liquid diet.

It sounds extreme, but it worked. International researchers found that an oral device that locks the jaws to allow the ingestion of only liquids led to an average weight loss of 14 lb in the brave ...