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 can help you save time, money, and pain, and more importantly, prevent your natural teeth from being destroyed early, as they can be detected through X-rays.

• The frequency of taking dental X-rays depends on the needs of an individual. You dentist will advise you on the frequency, depending on your dental history, the state of your present oral health, your age, and your risk factors for dental disease.
• New patients will need to undergo a full mouth X-ray series so that a baseline can be established for their oral health. The range of validity is approximately three to five years.
• Dentists also keep you safe by only taking X-rays necessary and dress your body with lead aprons to cover it.