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Re:Surprisingly little evidence for usual wisdom about teeth by gist on Saturday April 20, 2019 @12:13PM (#19707288)
> The last time I went to the dentist was 27 years ago. I was told I had three cavities that needed filling. Never got it taken care of. Nearly 30 years later

Explain the math here? You went to the dentist 27 years ago but now you are rounding up to 30 years later?

Actually a larger point. How do we know (we don't) that you were correctly diagnosed as having three cavities that needed filling? Maybe the dentist was just an opportunist and you didn't even have any cavities? Or (someone who knows dentistry better can comment) there is a state whereby it could be considered a cavity but not such that it definitely needed to be filled?

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Re:Surprisingly little evidence for usual wisdom about teeth by lurquer on Sunday April 21, 2019 @10:49PM (#19716035)
27 years ago is nearly 30 years.

I apologize for the lack of mathematical precision.

Using a precise number within two sentences of a rounded number is utterly inexcusable. I have nothing to say for myself. It was a contemptible and inexcusable mistake and I am going to voluntarily suspend myself from HN for 27 hours.

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Re:Surprisingly little evidence for usual wisdom about teeth by sebazzz on Saturday April 20, 2019 @12:25PM (#19707377)
Wouldn't that opportunist mindset go against the oath you pledge when you become a doctor?
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Re:Surprisingly little evidence for usual wisdom about teeth by dennisgorelik on Saturday April 20, 2019 @05:52PM (#19709088)
The pledge does not matter as much if you got five kids to feed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dhjmSp30jc

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