Dental X-Rays: No more lead aprons

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Anonymous wrote:I don't refuse them because of radiation, silly. I refuse them every single year for whole family (mine tries every six months) because they are unnecessary and uncomfortable. Dentists have even confirmed this. I open it up that if they have seen something and they want an x-ray look, we're happy to do it. They always say it's okay. We do give in every three years or so. Never any new information. Kids are also going to an orthodontist anyway. Think about it.

Those docs just don’t want to deal with you, they just say okay to move things along. Duh!

+1, they are not going to argue. They write in your chart "declined medical advice" and move on.
I like seeing my xrays.

Per all the additional PPs, you're a sucker. But you do you.

Just want to point out the frequency of x-rays is patient dependent. Never had a cavity? Every 3 years (or more!) is fine. Have a mouth full of dental work? Every year is needed, maybe even every 6 months if you have a new cavity every time you go in. You can’t make blanket statements about the frequency of x-rays for everyone.
-dentist

Thanks my husband in his 50s and both teen sons have never had a single cavity. I’m one if the every 3 year poster.

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How much do the aprons cost? How many uses do they get out of them? Most importantly, do they do any harm?

The cookbook medicine/dentistry being foisted on people by “providers” eager to eke out every last drop of profitable “efficiency” for their frequently corporate owners is ridiculous.

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New machines are supposed to be equivalent to sunshine but I still skip them.

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Go to a new dentist. With new technology, you don’t need an apron.

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I love the lead apron. It's a weighted blanket.

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Anonymous wrote:I love the lead apron. It's a weighted blanket.

Girl, same. One day, I’m going to sneak it into my bag and take it home with me.

(I kid, I already have a weighted blanket, which I love more than both of my dogs and at least one of my children)

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Anonymous wrote:Go to a new dentist. With new technology, you don’t need an apron.

Actually you don’t even need it with the old technology. We’ve known this for a while but had to keep using them until there was an official statement that they were no longer necessary.
- dentist

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I’ve always had terrible teeth, and I get the x-rays once/year. My dentist on the west coast only used the apron upon request. I requested it there and also do so in DC. Not a big deal. Use it if you want it.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m still going to refuse because even if the lead apron provides no marginal protection *to my abdomen*, it’s still uneccesary radiation *to my head*. I see the dentist 2-3x/year for cleanings and there’s no suprise lurking they need to xray for every year.

Do you fly in airplanes? You get a lot more radiation that way.

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Shocking that the trade group representing Dentists, who get a nice $30 income shot with every X-Ray, say that they are harmless. Physics: When you bounce high-energy particles off of other particles, it knocks them astray. That is literally what causes the image on the screen. You cannot magically not hit DNA, mitochondria, ribosomes, and remove electrons because then the X-Ray wouldn't work. They are not harmless; they are high energy particles that change the nature of the matter in your body. On average, it's not going to be the thing that kills you, but it probably makes sense to not subject your head to ionizing radiation more often than necessary.

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Anonymous wrote:The ADA and JADA came out and said that the lead apron is completely unnecessary and the amount of radiation absorbed is negligible. So what are you going to say the next time at the dental office they don’t put it on or if you refuse to take them once a year citing concerns of radiation?

Food for thought.

Couple of things. Who gets yearly xrays at the dentist? You don't need them every year and two why not use the apron? It would be stupid not to. Of course I will use it.

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Anonymous wrote:Our dentist doesn’t even try to take them every year. I think they do every 3 years? That seems fine.

What dentist? They seem like they know what they're doing!

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Anonymous wrote:Shocking that the trade group representing Dentists, who get a nice $30 income shot with every X-Ray, say that they are harmless. Physics: When you bounce high-energy particles off of other particles, it knocks them astray. That is literally what causes the image on the screen. You cannot magically not hit DNA, mitochondria, ribosomes, and remove electrons because then the X-Ray wouldn't work. They are not harmless; they are high energy particles that change the nature of the matter in your body. On average, it's not going to be the thing that kills you, but it probably makes sense to not subject your head to ionizing radiation more often than necessary.

Dentist want to take as many xrays as they can it's all about the money. It costs them nothing yet they make money on em'.

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Anonymous wrote:Shocking that the trade group representing Dentists, who get a nice $30 income shot with every X-Ray, say that they are harmless. Physics: When you bounce high-energy particles off of other particles, it knocks them astray. That is literally what causes the image on the screen. You cannot magically not hit DNA, mitochondria, ribosomes, and remove electrons because then the X-Ray wouldn't work. They are not harmless; they are high energy particles that change the nature of the matter in your body. On average, it's not going to be the thing that kills you, but it probably makes sense to not subject your head to ionizing radiation more often than necessary.

Oh wait until you find out what a light bulb is.

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X-ray nuts also tend to me GMO, MSG, “chemicals” nuts