Assessment of the Absorbed Dose Variations in the Thyroid Gland Exposed to Orthopantomography (OPG) while Swallowing: A Novel Approach to Radiation Protection.

Background: The reliance on specialized diagnostic techniques is on the rise across various medical fields, including dentistry. While orthopantomogram (OPG), offers many advantages in terms of dental diagnosis, it also poses potential risks to sensitive organs, notably the thyroid gland.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the fluctuations in the absorbed dose within the thyroid gland during swallowing while undergoing an OPG procedure.