Is it necessary to take AT LEAST ONE X-ray for correction on reverse bite?

[kenny siu]

I have came across two dentists, both are legal and professional, charging a lot of money.

Both of them are general dentists, they are not specialists.

One of the dentist said -- For correction of ANY problem bite, even if you only have very ''minor'' reverse bite, it's necessary to take a film of X-ray for investigation, we can't just look at it and correct it, it's not as easy as you might think.

Another dentist said - It depends, in fact, X-ray for correction of problem bite is NOT required in many cases. He added " I know some dentists like to take a lot of X-rays, however, I don't think it is necessary.

I am shocked, as far as I know, taking x-ray is necessary for correction of any problem bite.

Is taking AT LEAST ONE x-ray a must for correction of ANY reverse bite?

Thanks for any advice.

 

[Zuri Barniv]

Any tooth movement requires an x-ray to get a baseline picture of the root lengths and position. One of the risks to teeth movement is root resorption and this can only be detected with an x-ray. I recently wrote about this on my blog if you are interested.
Dr. Barniv