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Title: Dental X-rays Are Safer Than They Used To Be


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  • Dental X-Rays Are Safer Than They Used To Be

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  • One of the most important tools family dentists
    use is the dental x-ray.

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  • X-rays allow dentists to determine conditions
    that may not be evident during visual examination.

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  • Hidden conditions, such as root disease, impacted
    teeth and problems of the jaw can be found.

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  • Problems that may affect successful rejuvenation
    of teeth can be detected by cosmetic dentists.

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  • Today, both x-ray equipment and techniques have
    been refined to a high level of precision that
    makes them safer than ever.

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  • History of X-Rays in Dentistry

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  • The history of dental x-rays begins with the
    discovery of radium by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen in
    1895.

1895
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  • The ability to see the boney structures inside
    the body opened up new opportunities to
    understand and treat numerous diseases
  • and injuries.

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  • Very soon after this discovery, Dr. Otto Walkhoff
    in Braunschweig, Germany, took the first x-ray of
    the oral cavity.

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  • These early x-rays took significantly more time
    to produce an image, often as long as 25 minutes.

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  • The new technology quickly spread throughout
    Europe and to the United States, where it was
    used to help patients with hidden dental
    conditions.

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  • Recommendations on
  • Dental X-rays

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  • Because of the dangers of excessive amounts of
    radiation during diagnostic x-rays, strict
    controls have been put on the use of x-ray
    equipment.

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  • Agencies such as the U.S. Food Drug
    Administration, as well as the American Dental
    Association, provides a number of guidelines in
    regard to who should get dental x-rays, how many
    x-rays should be administered and the safest way
    to administer x-rays.

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  • These recommendations are implemented to ensure
    that minimum amounts of radiation are used to
    diagnose dental problems.

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  • SafeLevels of Radiation

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  • Radiation occurs naturally in the environment,
    and people are exposed to it as they go about
    their normal lives.

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  • Some activities, such as taking an airplane
    flight, expose people to slightly higher levels
    of radiation.

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  • The amount of radiation patients receive as a
    result of dental x-rays is thousands of times
    less than natural radiation.

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  • Unfortunately, there is no known safe
  • level of radiation.

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  • Because of this uncertainty, medical and dental
    equipment designers continuously try to develop
    equipment that uses less radiation than previous
    equipment, yet still effectively creates the
    images that help to diagnose and treat medical
    and dental conditions.

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  • Dental X-Rays Have Improved

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  • In the early days of x-rays, patients were
    exposed to large amounts of radiation that could
    potentially cause cancer many years later.

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  • Today, new technology has allowed x-ray equipment
    to use minute amounts of radiation to produce
    high-quality images of the structures inside of
    the teeth and jaw, with minimal risk.

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  • Digital radiography uses up to 90 percent less
    radiation than traditional film x-rays.

90
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  • The digital equipment also eliminates the need
    for chemicals to process the images, making them
    more environmentally friendly.

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  • Computer tomography, or CT scans, that allow the
    even greater examination and diagnosis of
    internal structures possible, using very small
    amounts of radiation.

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  • Advances in Dental X-Ray Technology

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  • The hand-held x-ray machine and other
    developments are helping to bring the power
  • of radiologic diagnosis to areas of the world
  • that previously could not support this
  • complex technology.

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  • No doubt greater improvements will bring even
    more safety and convenience to x-ray equipment in
    the future.

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  • If you are seeking professional dental advice,
    it's time to call Shumway Dental Care.

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  • Their Chandler dentists will ask you questions,
    examine you, and determine exactly what needs to
    be done to get you back to normal.

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  • Call today for an appointment.
  • Visit
  • www.shumwaydental.com

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  • SHUMWAY DENTAL CARE
  • 3150 S Gilbert Rd Suite 1
  • Chandler, AZ 85286
  • (480) 420-7551
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