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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: 0.199s | source
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throw4847285 ◴[15 Oct 24 15:23 UTC] No.41849557[source]▶
My parents always told me to say no to dental x-rays and I thought they were being paranoid. I guess they were right to be skeptical.
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rootusrootus ◴[15 Oct 24 17:03 UTC] No.41850625[source]▶
That sounds like being right for the wrong reasons. Not a great approach.
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1. throw4847285 ◴[15 Oct 24 20:17 UTC] No.41852667[source]▶
Except they didn't consider any other medical procedures to be "unnecessary." Just dental x-rays. I think they were right for the right reasons, but not the right right reasons if that makes sense. They were worried about unnecessary exposure to radiation, and they turned out to be right that it was unnecessary even if the risk was overstated.