Answer:
The correct answer to the question: Exposure to an edentulous patient can be reduced by:____, would be: D: 45%.
Explanation:
Edentulous patients are people who, for various reasons, have lost their denture, even partially, or completely, and thus, are in need of a prosthetic one. Depending on how the patient became that way, if there was a disease, or simple mechanical issues, the right way to determine the type of procedure and the prosthetic replacement that will be offered to solve the problem, requires the use of radiography, which means that both patients and healthcare providers will have to be exposed to radiation in order to establish a correct diagnosis and procedures. However, given the newest guidelines on clinical ways in which the condition of an edentulous patient can be handled means that now specialists will not have to take endless number of X-rays on the patient, but rather, can reduce exposure by 45% if the guidelines and procedures are applied correctly.
