The Reality of Dental Radiation | 合法醫療器材資訊網

2016年7月17日—Themostcommonwaydentistsexplainthedosefromtheirx-raystoconcernedpatientsistorelateittobackgroundradiation.Ifyoujustlookat ...

By Adam Evearitt, M.S., DABR From the Summer 2016 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association[1]

Dental x-rays have always given patients such a small amount of radiation that its effects are considered almost an afterthought. Dentists and hygienists are taught the details and intricacies of radiation dose and its interactions with the human body, but the public’s knowledge is limited. To make it understandable, in practice, dental staff members often compare dental radiation dose amounts to the amount of natural radiation a person gets from a few minutes in a plane or on the beach. But like a nagging little grain of sand in your shoe, this question of radiation can be frustrating because the general public has a fear of it. Questions from patients about the radiation emitted from dental x-ray machines come up on a regular basis, and some people even refuse exposure to the detriment of their own oral...