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Routine dental X-rays are not backed by evidence

(arstechnica.com)
352 points keithly | 2 comments | 14 Oct 24 21:37 UTC | HN request time: 0.404s | source
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rdtsc ◴[14 Oct 24 22:06 UTC] No.41842547[source]▶
> "Financial aspects of dental radiography also deserve further study," Feit added

No joke. That is a major money maker. There is minimal cost per-use and your insurance pays $200 for it (my last one was $186.00 for instance). The dentists would be crazy not to recommend them as of often as possible.

Fluoride "rinses" are likely up there too. Rinse for a few seconds and they charge the insurance $50 or something for it.

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tdeck ◴[14 Oct 24 22:44 UTC] No.41842963[source]▶
At least fouride rinses provide some benefit. Although you can get much more benefit from buying a bottle of Act and rinsing with it every day.
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codr7[dead post] ◴[14 Oct 24 23:07 UTC] No.41843148[source]▶
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Vortigaunt ◴[14 Oct 24 23:57 UTC] No.41843528[source]▶
Like with everything else, the dosage makes the poison.

I personally intend to stay vigilante to dihydrogen monoxide poisoning.

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1. codr7 ◴[15 Oct 24 00:53 UTC] No.41843820[source]▶
Yeah, but the doses are way different for different substances, as are the side effects.

Edit: Haha, speaking about whooshing, use your brain or someone else will.

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2. absoflutely ◴[15 Oct 24 01:22 UTC] No.41843995[source]▶
Whooshed right over your head.