Do You Assume X-Rays Are Bad For You? Don’t.
Posted June 8, 2015 by Wager-Evans Dental

How Much do you Know about Dental X-Rays?
Fact #1: People are often worried about the radiation associated with x-rays, but the radiation levels in dental x-rays are minimal.
Fact #2: Even though traditional x-rays have a low amount of radiation exposure, the radiation levels of digital x-rays are 80 to 90 percent lower.
Fact #3: Dental x-rays are important because they can detect early problems that are not apparent to the naked eye.
Fact #4: For the adult patient, x-rays are used to detect tooth decay, abscesses, cysts, tumors, bone loss, and implant placement.
Fact #5: Children need x-rays more often than adults because their jaw bone is still growing and their wisdom teeth have yet to erupt.
Fact #6: Dentists use x-rays to evaluate such things in children as tooth decay, whether or not there is enough space for incoming teeth, and to monitor the eruption of wisdom teeth.
Fact #7: Smokers, patients with periodontal disease, HIV, diabetes, or other health conditions, including dry mouth, may also require more frequent x-rays.
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