Bitewing and digital dental panoramic radiographs have become important adjuvants for successful dental practice in pediatric dentistry. Both methods lead to genetic changes in the oral buccal ...

Many diseases, lesions and conditions can only be detected with the use of dental radiographs. It is impossible to see directly between the teeth or under the gums or bone without the use of a dental ...

Everyone who's had regular dental care knows the heavy lead apron that's draped across your body before taking X-rays of your teeth.

The use of lead abdominal aprons or thyroid collars on patients when conducting dental X-rays is no longer recommended, according to an expert panel established by the American Dental Association (ADA ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The next time you visit the dentist, you may not have to put on that heavy, uncomfortable lead apron before having X-rays taken. The use of lead abdominal aprons, or thyroid collars, ...

Dental x-ray radiation exposure caused an estimated 967 cancers in the U.S. in 2019, according to a recent study published in Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. Of these ...

The field of Dentistry is constantly evolving and improving. This is certainly true in the area of dental x-rays. We are all concerned about radiation, from having too much sun to having too many ...

A dispute over the safe use of dental radiography has developed between the island’s dentists and the entity that regulates their operations. The matter gained traction last week when Jamaica ...

The heavy lead apron dentists drape over you during dental X-rays may soon be a thing of the past. On Thursday, the American Dental Association (ADA) announced that its member dentists can dispense ...