Q: Is dental x-ray safe?

A: The dental x-ray has a very low level of radiation, so it is safe. We are constantly exposed to radiation.  But the amount of radiation we are exposed to is low. Our bodies can take it. Every time you go into a dental x-ray machine, your dentist follows a standard operating procedure. For one, your dentist would make sure that the level of radiation is on the safe side. There are, nowadays, digital x-rays that do not have radiation. This kind of technology is new and even safer than the traditional dental x-ray machine, according to Fontana dentists.