Digital Dental Radiography
Digital Dental Radiography has been around since the late 1980's. When compared to conventional x-rays, digital x-rays have many benefits. They are more environmentally friendly, as there are no toxic chemicals to dispose of and they produce no waste. It provides instant imaging. There s no developing process which saves time for both the patient and health professional. The digital images can be shared more easily with another health professional, saving the patients' time and money in the form of duplication charges. Storage, organization, stability and ease of chronological comparisons of past radiographs are also great advantages of digitalization. The most important feature of digital radiography is the significant 80-90% reduction of radiation required to produce an image. According to the National Council on Radiation Protection, we are all exposed to background radiation on average about 300 mrem per year. (A unit of radiation is measured in ...