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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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washadjeffmad ◴[14 Oct 24 22:40 UTC] No.41842925[source]▶
That's one of those statements, like a natural empiricist saying they don't believe in the big bang, that people tend to latch onto and run with without stopping to evaluate.

Flossing daily isn't necessary if you're an adequate manual brusher. Relatively few people are adequate manual brushers.

Buy a good electric toothbrush, floss periodically.

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1. MetaWhirledPeas ◴[15 Oct 24 21:23 UTC] No.41853264[source]▶
> Flossing daily isn't necessary if you're an adequate manual brusher.

Anecdote. I went my whole life not-flossing, having occasional procedures until every molar had work done to it. I started flossing daily and the need for procedures stopped.