Experts say new methods reduce radiation exposure, and X-rays should be taken when necessary but not as a matter of routine.
When my son and daughter were youngsters, once a year I'd have a disagreement with their pediatric dentist. He wanted to do routine annual X-rays, and I would protest because neither child ever had any cavities. His response: Dental X-rays are an important diagnostic tool, representing a small speck in the sea of radiation that we receive by inhabiting planet Earth.
via L.A. Times - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/TrtM-g5SWT0/la-he-dental-xrays-20131221,0,433346.story
When my son and daughter were youngsters, once a year I'd have a disagreement with their pediatric dentist. He wanted to do routine annual X-rays, and I would protest because neither child ever had any cavities. His response: Dental X-rays are an important diagnostic tool, representing a small speck in the sea of radiation that we receive by inhabiting planet Earth.
via L.A. Times - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/TrtM-g5SWT0/la-he-dental-xrays-20131221,0,433346.story
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