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Can You See Me Now? THE ANNIVERSARY OF DENTAL X-RAYS
In 1895, Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen closed out a half-century of physics experimentation by publishing his findings on the practical applications of X-ray technology in medicine. His countryman, Otto Walkhoff, used the technique to take the first dental X-ray in the early weeks of 1896, and now, 2021 marks the 125th anniversary of the dental X-Ray which so profoundly changed dentistry forever. Walkhoff became inspired after reading Röntgen’s publication; he knew X-rays worked best on hard tissue, like bones, and what were teeth but hard, bone-like matter? Walkhoff and his comrade, Fritz Geisel, began to popularize the technique and even made adjustments for patient safety. In fact, Walkhoff and others began using lead shielding around everything but the beam of the X-ray, as well as additional shielding on the patient. When you go to the dentist today and have to wear that heavy bib, you have Walkhoff to thank! Modern X-rays have come a long way, of course. But you would think that in today’s world of smartphones and electric vehicles, we’d be able to open up an app, hold the camera steady, and come up with an image ourselves instead of using the bulky equipment of the 20th century. Unfortunately, we’re just not there yet. Even CT scans, PET scans, and MRIs use “ionizing radiation,”which is also how X-rays work.
That means that in order to get an X-ray image with a phone, you’d need that phone to emit the same hazardous radiation, which, as Walkhoff would attest, is probably not a good idea. Dental X-rays revolutionized the practice of oral medicine, and as you can see 125 years later, we still haven’t come up with their replacement. That means their use will likely continue in the future — and perhaps we’ll celebrate the 150th anniversary in much the same place as we are today!
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