What are the recommendations and safety measures for children undergoing dental radiography?
Many actions are similar to those recommended in adult procedures. Please refer to Qn. 4 and Qn. 5 for details ยป. Although radiation exposure arising from dental radiology is low, a child may undergo many repeated procedures during childhood and adolescence. Therefore, the accumulated effect of the radiation exposure should be taken into consideration. The salivary and the thyroid glands are among the organs at risk in dental radiology. The salivaries are often within the primary beam, while the thyroid receives dose mainly due to scattered radiation [LOOE, H.K., et al., Radiation exposure to children in intraoral dental radiology, Rad. Prot. Dosim. 121 (2006) 461-465]. Since the thyroid is one of the most radiosensitive organs in children, it may be necessary to consider shielding it from time to time; useful guidance in this regard is available in [EC-RP 136].
