Thanks for the replies on my previous post regarding teeth health and what to do. Just another question here RE X rays.
I've actually decided i'm going to get a dental x-ray, i think you've got to weigh up the pros and cons, at the end of the day i could discover cavities that if gone un treated would result in MUCH worse problems down the line, including getting more X rays. I'm 21 and i can't even remember when i had a dental x ray last, it could have been 5 years ago or it even could have been 7 years ago. I plan to get this one last set of dental X-rays and then sort out any exisiting problems i have and just look after my teeth and my health/gut health 10x better than ever before so there's no need again!
I’m in the UK and most dentists do not have them, i’m not too keen on having dental x rays purely because of the risk it poses on the thyroid.
This is what a radiographer told me before: “Wearing a shield for any examination can increase the dose to the tissues as the individual photons cannot escape the tissues as they usually would. In addition, the use of shields can create errors in the image by incorrectly redirecting the beam, thus potentially needing to repeat the image. All of this will increase dose. Dental xrays are the lowest of low dose examinations. If they allow you to safely have your teeth attended to I would have the xray. Dental problems are an expensive and painful experience if not attended to appropriately”
If i do get one i'd have to buy one online and i was thinking something like this: Amazon product ASIN B085CFJL2F
thanks all in advance!
I've actually decided i'm going to get a dental x-ray, i think you've got to weigh up the pros and cons, at the end of the day i could discover cavities that if gone un treated would result in MUCH worse problems down the line, including getting more X rays. I'm 21 and i can't even remember when i had a dental x ray last, it could have been 5 years ago or it even could have been 7 years ago. I plan to get this one last set of dental X-rays and then sort out any exisiting problems i have and just look after my teeth and my health/gut health 10x better than ever before so there's no need again!
I’m in the UK and most dentists do not have them, i’m not too keen on having dental x rays purely because of the risk it poses on the thyroid.
This is what a radiographer told me before: “Wearing a shield for any examination can increase the dose to the tissues as the individual photons cannot escape the tissues as they usually would. In addition, the use of shields can create errors in the image by incorrectly redirecting the beam, thus potentially needing to repeat the image. All of this will increase dose. Dental xrays are the lowest of low dose examinations. If they allow you to safely have your teeth attended to I would have the xray. Dental problems are an expensive and painful experience if not attended to appropriately”
If i do get one i'd have to buy one online and i was thinking something like this: Amazon product ASIN B085CFJL2F
thanks all in advance!