Digital X-Rays

Digital X-rays, or digital radiography, represent an entirely new area in the dental imaging study. While using traditional film is no longer the choice, this method uses electronic sensors. To capture images of your teeth and gums. These images can be immediately transferred onto a computer for enlargement so that your dentist can see an enlargement for examination. The speed and clarity of digital X-rays allow a professional to identify and treat problems more effectively.

Dental X-rays are an important diagnostic tool that your dentist uses to uncover problems that might not be easily noticed with your regular dental visit. They give you crucial information about your oral health and also help in the early detection of some conditions. This ensures minor problems do not escalate to significant ones and with more expensive costs in the long run.

Some conditions that digital X-rays will detect include:

• Cavities between teeth.
• Abscesses or cysts.
• Bone loss caused by periodontal disease.
• Cancerous as well as noncancerous tumors.
• Congenital anomalies.
• Teeth and roots not in normal position.
• Disorder in region beneath the gum line or within a tooth.

They would help you save time, money, pain, and more importantly, your natural teeth from being destroyed early because they do get detected via X-rays.

Digital X-rays are highly safe. Every one of us is exposed to some amount of natural radiation in daily surroundings, but dental X-ray gives less amount of radiation compared to digital X-rays. This decreasing level of exposure makes it safe to opt for digital radiography, especially in cases where the individual may be more sensitive to radiation, like youngsters and pregnant women.

Dentists also keep you safe by only taking X-rays necessary and dress your body with lead aprons to cover it.