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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: 0.203s | source
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xyst ◴[15 Oct 24 12:56 UTC] No.41848084[source]▶
And why is dental insurance in the USA picking up the bill? I haven’t directly paid my dentist for these annual exams in quite a long time.

The X-rays I can probably avoid the next time, but I feel the cleanings do really help. I used to have bad plaque build up on my incisors but keeping up with the cleanings and improving flossing technique keeps it at bay.

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1. dawnerd ◴[15 Oct 24 14:44 UTC] No.41849153[source]▶
I think insurance would rather pay for X-rays than pay for fillings and such. Probably easier for some offices to max out insurance if there wasn’t X-rays to back it up.