Are dental X-rays are safe?
There is very low risk from a single dental X ray image. Dental X rays are two types including intraoral[ taken inside your mouth] and extra oral [ taken outside your mouth] which can help your dentist to detect oral health issues for proper oral health and maintenance dentists use x rays to examine structures they can't see during a routine check up like your jaw bones, sinuses and nerves. HOW DENTAL X RAY WORKS; Dental x rays uses electro magnetic radiation to capture images of your mouth as the radiation passes over the soft tissue then it creates images. They are two types of X rays those are Digital x ray [ without film this emits 80-90% less radiation compared to traditional x ray] traditional dental x ray. DENTAL X RAY DETECT; 1. Cavities 2. Abscess 3.Fillings/crowns 4.Bone loss 5.Areas of infection 6.Cysts/ Tumors The radiation released from dental x rays are very less compared to other x rays. Dental x ray radiation is equal to amount of radiation emitted from TV's, ...