Best Practices for Pediatric Dental Radiography

By Johan Aps, DDS, MSc, MSc, PhD

The diagnosis of oral conditions and dental radiography are intricately linked. Radiographic exposures are used to diagnose interproximal caries, periapical infection, impacted teeth, and dental fractures to name a few, as well as to follow up on treatment outcomes. The use of dental radiography, however, is not without risk, as it exposes both patients and practitioners to ionizing radiation. Clinicians need to be prudent when determining the need for radiographs and adhere to the “as low as reasonably achievable” (ALARA) principle in order to reduce radiation exposure.

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