• Dental Digital xrays involve extremely low amount of radiation.
• A simple routine xray is about the same amount of radiation exposure from a short airplane flight (1 -2 hrs) or the equivalent to 4 hours in the sun
• Even scarier stat 2 dental xrays are the equivalent to spending day walking around on the earth due to the background radiation we come into contact with
• Although generally kept to a minimum, xrays can be taken safely during pregnancy and may be essential in managing dental disease, infections and trauma.