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Routine dental X-rays are not backed by evidence

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352 points keithly | 3 comments | 14 Oct 24 21:37 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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krackers ◴[14 Oct 24 21:56 UTC] No.41842434[source]▶
Other outdated yet still routine dental practices include polishing of teeth during checkups for any justification other than cosmetic reasons
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jebarker ◴[14 Oct 24 22:03 UTC] No.41842519[source]▶
My bugbear with dentists in the US (after living my first 30 years in the UK) is that they all continually hassle me to have my wisdom teeth removed. Said teeth have never caused me any problems and are all through the gums. I can only assume it's dogma or an opportunity to bill insurance for costly unnecessary surgery.
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1. galleywest200 ◴[14 Oct 24 22:14 UTC] No.41842645[source]▶
I am in the US and I had my wisdom teeth filled. Granted after the procedure my dentist said he was never filling wisdom teeth again, lol.
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2. sidewndr46 ◴[14 Oct 24 22:24 UTC] No.41842751[source]▶
Filled? What does this mean?
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3. filoleg ◴[14 Oct 24 22:29 UTC] No.41842812[source]▶
It means they fixed cavities on those teeth.