z*******u
发帖数: 35 | 1 Two weeks again I visited my dentist for the first time. She (actualy the
nurse)gave me an X-ray exam without told me in detail how many films they
would take. During the examination, after exposed about 10 films, the nurse
told me that there were still eight left. I asked the nurse if there would
be side effect and she told me not. Then I finished the whole 18 films
exposure. But the next day I began to get more than 10 ulcers in the lower
lip and tongue. It put me in a big pain and trouble. I |
z*******u
发帖数: 35 | 2 I typed wrong at the beginning. Should be "two weeks ago". Sorry about it |
s*******f
发帖数: 109 | 3 How can you prove your sickness is from the X-ray, other than other reasons? |
z*******u
发帖数: 35 | 4 1. It happened one day after the exposure; 2. Generally, people only get 1
or 2 ulcers. But I got so many at the same time. And I only get ulcer once
or twice a year. This could not happen by other factors.
Anyway thanks very much for your response!!!
This really is a good question. I am not sure if these answers work for it. |
s*******f
发帖数: 109 | 5 all your evidence is circumstantial and you must prove that over-exposure to
X-Ray can cause ulcers and exlude other causes of your sickness. anyway, it
is a jury question amd if you really want to sue, consult a lawyer. |
c******r
发帖数: 889 | 6 They did nothing wrong.
It's a standard procedure to take X-ray pictures of all your teeth at your
first visit. Because of the anatomy of the head and the fact that one can
hold only a tiny piece of film in the mouth, it takes many shots to cover
all your teeth.
The exposure to the radiation is minimum and it does no harm to your body at
all.
That you had ulcers in your mouth the next day after your visit is just an
unfortunate coincidence.
This is a classic correlation vs causation fallacy. Som |
