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A 55-year-old male asked:

Should i do & how much radiation ct scans for one dental implant causes vs regular chest/head ct scan or one digital tooth x ray. i am curious to know

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Dr. Theodore Davantzisanswered

Dentistry 42 years experience

Should you do ?: Answer is yes, if your surgeon is requesting digital images of your surgery site. The amount of radiation is least for a single dental film, and obviously more for a scan that has to pass through more tissue. What you must remember is that the dosage is of diagnostic strength, not occupational exposure. Millions of images have been taken without a problem.

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Dr. Gary Sandleranswered

Dentistry 56 years experience

Radiation dose chart: We only want to take the minimum number and type of x-rays or scans in order to properly diagnose and treatment plan. Without that we might either miss something or the final result might be compromised. Here is a good website for you to look at: http://www.Ans.Org/pi/resources/dosechart/.

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Dr. Paul Grinanswered

Pain Management 38 years experience

The largest 200 mrem: The largest does listed for a CBCT scan of the head of 200 mrem. This is about the same amount of radiation you get from natural radon (flight from Los Angeles to New York).

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Dr. Leonard Pizzolattoanswered

General Practice 43 years experience

Dental Cone Beam CT scan is have a far lower radiation dose than conventional CT scans that you would receive in hospital department, they do however have a higher level of x-ray radiation than you would usually receive from a standard x-ray.

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Dr. Robert Trageranswered

Dentistry 56 years experience

ALL HAVE VARIOUS AMOUNTS OF RADIATION BUT NOT ENOUGH TO HARM YOU. THE MOST IMPORTENT FACT IS THAT ALL TECHNICHIANS PLACE A RADIATION SHIELD OVER OR ON YOU..

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