Dental X-rays can detect small health issues before they become major, but these procedures aren’t free. A good dental insurance policy can reduce your total costs, but you’ll still have to pay some ...

We asked experts if regular exposure to low levels of radiation could be harmful to health. Credit...Joyce Lee for The New York Times Supported by By Melinda Wenner Moyer Q: It seems as if every time ...

April 28 — -- As if anyone needed another excuse not to go to the dentist, researchers now suggest pregnant women getting dental X-rays are more likely to have underweight babies. Dentists ...

Has your dentist ever told you that it’s recommended to get routine dental X-rays every year? My (former) dentist’s office did this year—in writing, even. And they claimed that the recommendation came ...

Dental X-rays are a common feature of routine dental visits, but the debate around their necessity and safety keeps resurfacing time and again. Over the years, concerns about their overuse, potential ...