[Careless treatment?]

Comments are given on a recent judgement of a medical disciplinary tribunal in The Netherlands. It is stated that the interexaminer variation in the interpretation of periapical radiolucencies is large. Therefore the problem arises if a dentist may be blamed for not detecting a periapical radiolucency on a dental radiograph. A demand for systematic radiographic examination of all teeth with large fillings is also questionable, especially during periodic examinations of the dentition in patients without pain or symptoms of inflammation.