Dental X-rays are more than just a routine part of your dental visit-they''re an essential tool for maintaining your oral health. These images allow your dentist to see what''s happening beneath the ...

Since nearly 3 in 4 healthy kids may present with at least one dental abnormality or pathology, dentists should order panoramic x-rays at ages 9, 12, and 15 to detect them.

People do not need to wear lead aprons or thyroid collars when getting X-rays at the dentist. That's according to the American Dental Association.

While some question the way the Yale University study was done, everyone agrees that it makes sense to re-evaluate how many dental X-rays you get. The American Dental Association recommends X-rays ...

The use of lead abdominal aprons or thyroid collars on patients during dental X-rays is no longer recommended, according to the American Dental Association Council on Scientific Affairs.

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 ...

Because x-rays are a regular part of every dental patient’s experience, the first place most people will encounter the power of medical AI technology will be in their dentist’s chair.

Dental X-rays expose you to low amounts of radiation. While all forms of radiation exposure carry some cancer risk, the risk from a single dental X-ray is low.