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Routine dental X-rays are not backed by evidence

(arstechnica.com)
352 points keithly | 1 comments | 14 Oct 24 21:37 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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kart23 ◴[14 Oct 24 22:24 UTC] No.41842758[source]▶
Isn't flossing not supported by science also, but all the news articles said you should keep flossing?
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1. askvictor ◴[15 Oct 24 03:48 UTC] No.41844751[source]▶
That story is because no-one had thought to study it so there was no scientific evidence that it made any difference. Not that a study had found it made no difference.