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- Title
Dental radiographic guidelines: A review.
- Authors
Kim, Irene H.; Mupparapu, Muralidhar
- Abstract
The 2004 American Dental Association (ADA)/US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) radiographic selection criteria and guidelines were reviewed and compared with the prior radiographic selection criteria and guidelines. The authors reviewed the publications from the US FDA, US Department of Health and Human Services, and National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. The positions outlined by the Canadian Dental Association and the European Commission were also reviewed and compared to US guidelines. The FDA guidelines were first published in 1987, and several changes have been made to them over the years. Recent literature reveals that the general compliance of these guidelines is very low, especially within dental schools in the United States and Canada. Little is known about the compliance outside of the dental school environment; however, it is expected to be low for various reasons. In 2007, the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) revised its estimates of tissue radiosensitivity, which resulted in effective doses of dental radiographs 32% to 422% higher than the 1990 ICRP guidelines. Flow charts summarizing the latest guidelines were developed to facilitate general compliance among practitioners. Based on the literature reviewed and the recent ICRP findings, it would be prudent for dental health care professionals to follow dental radiographic guidelines.
- Subjects
UNITED States; DENTAL radiography; MEDICAL radiography; DIAGNOSTIC imaging; NONINVASIVE diagnostic tests; AMERICAN Dental Association; UNITED States. Food &; Drug Administration
- Publication
Quintessence International, 2009, Vol 40, Issue 5, p389
- ISSN
0033-6572
- Publication type
Article