Iran Medical Council Journal of Iranian Medical Council 2645-338X 4 3 2021 07 01 Increasing Radiation Exposure in Routine Dental Radiography as a Possible Side Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic: An Experimental Report 189 191 138274 http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/jimc.v4i3.7223 EN Hamed Mortazavi Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Fahimeh Anbari Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2021 06 01 Intra-oral and extra-oral radiographs are useful and necessary diagnostic tools in dental practice. Although radiation doses in these two techniques are generally low, exposure to radiation should be minimized where practicable (1,2). It is important to know that any dose of radiation has the potential to induce pathological changes and even small doses might cause damage to tissues. It is generally accepted that there is no threshold dose below which radiation is completely safe (2,3). Therefore, all dental practitioners are professionally liable for any risks which might be related to radiation exposure (3). In order to reduce the negative effects of radiation, dentists should follow the as Low As Reasonably Achievable (LARA) rule. This is applicable to all aspects of radiography including, the number of films that should be taken, the amount of dose and techniques to be used (3).  https://www.jimc.ir/article_138274_fbd3afc59a87265dcc03da7f5032d5c6.pdf