July 19, 2017
by Catherine Saint Louis, The New York Times News Service
Question
My new dentist gave me 22 X-rays yesterday (bite-wing and full mouth) plus a panoramic. He says he does this to all patients. This seemed ridiculously unnecessary and dangerous. Could you give me info on this?
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