{"id":1050,"date":"2018-10-01T20:34:48","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T10:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/diamond-dental.com.au\/?p=1050"},"modified":"2018-10-02T15:33:15","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T05:33:15","slug":"dental-x-rays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diamond-dental.com.au\/2018\/10\/01\/dental-x-rays\/","title":{"rendered":"#11: Dental X-rays"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Our week this week has brought to light the\u00a0need<\/strong>\u00a0for regular dental check-ups and we\u00a0must<\/strong>\u00a0place a high importance on routine dental x-rays.<\/p>\n I know, I know, you’ve heard it all before.. But a dear friend showed up to their appointment at Diamond Dental Wantirna South<\/a> recently with no symptoms. Without dental x-rays, they would have been unaware that there was anything of concern with their jaw bone for quite a few years.<\/p>\n Furthermore, without previous dental x-rays to compare, we may not have picked up on it so quickly. Luckily with early detection all will be ok!<\/p>\n We can pat this patient on the back for their continued loyalty and their trust in the dentists at Diamond Dental. It has allowed us to provide quality dental service and treatment.<\/p>\n ‘That’s too expensive, let’s leave it for now<\/em><\/strong>‘- Dental x-rays will detect dental decay growing in between your teeth where the dentist cannot see. It also checks the bone levels around your teeth and shows any evidence of severe gum disease that may be affecting the bone. These are problems that won’t go away on their own.\u00a0 Not only causing discomfort, but the treatment will become more involved and therefore more expensive.<\/p>\n ‘I don’t want to be exposed to the radiation<\/em><\/strong>‘- Rest assured, dental x-rays are less radiation than you may think. The average digital dental film is 0.002-0.006mSv. To give you some perspective :<\/p>\n A return flight from Melbourne to London is 0.11mSv<\/p>\n One Chest x-ray is 0.06mSv<\/p>\n On average, each Australian is exposed to 1.5mSv each year in background radiation.<\/p>\nQuite often when dentists suggest a dental x-ray we are met with:<\/strong><\/h4>\n