I want to refuse my dentist from taken any xrays of my mouth. I do realize that !
Question: I want to refuse my dentist from taken any xrays of my mouth. I do realize that xrays are very common and stan?
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Its not just standard procedure its very important. I understand that you see an extraction as something that's very simple but its not always the case. Trust me dentists want to see whats going on below the gum line before they pull your tooth. Is it close to your sinus cavity? Where and how are your roots structured? Is it possible they might hit a nerve? Is it impacted? ..................Think of it as your car dies and you want an estimate on getting it working again and refusing the mechanic to look under the hood. Average cost of an xray is $25 ....isn't it worth having that to avoid permanent complications?
Dentists would not suggest tooth extraction unless it is necessary. They can't decide what to do without x-ray taken. There is very minimum radiation for the new digital x-ray nowadays. Don't worry about to have x-ray to make sure if you can save the tooth.
The dentist can not and will not extract or treat a tooth legally without an x-ray. He would open himself up to a law suit and would not know if there would be problems with an extraction due to the shape of the roots.
A dentist
Because x rays can show cavities that you can't see... Just because you know you have that one, doesn't mean you don't have more than you don't know about.