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Are dental x-rays worth it?


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#1 InquilineKea

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Posted 19 July 2011 - 11:36 PM


My dentists say that we should get them once per year. But I'm not convinced that the additional x-ray risk is worth it. At this point, I'm very young, so I don't really need to worry about anything. I've almost gone for 3 years without any.

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Posted 20 July 2011 - 02:01 AM

My dentists say that we should get them once per year. But I'm not convinced that the additional x-ray risk is worth it. At this point, I'm very young, so I don't really need to worry about anything. I've almost gone for 3 years without any.

I think once per year is overkill, assuming you have decent oral hygiene. 3 years is about time for a set. Forget about the x-ray risk, it's inconsequential. The advantage of x-rays is that you can find problems while they're still easy (and cheap) to fix.




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