Dental X-rays are an essential and invaluable tool to
help assist us in evaluating your oral health. With X-rays, we can
see what’s happening beneath the surface of your teeth and gums and identify
oral health issues otherwise hidden during a visual exam, including:
- Small areas of decay between the teeth or below existing restorations (fillings)
- Infections in the bone
- Periodontal (gum) disease
- Abscesses or cysts
- Developmental abnormalities
- Types of tumors
If left untreated, these problems can lead to expensive,
time-consuming, and painful conditions, so it’s important to find and treat
them early.
Dental X-rays are extremely safe, and our team is
certified in the proper use of our digital X-ray equipment. The amount of
radiation that you are exposed to from dental X-rays is very small compared to your
daily exposure from things like atmospheric radiation and naturally-occurring
radioactive elements, as well as medical X-rays you may have gotten at your
doctor’s office or hospital. In fact our digital system dramatically
decreases the already minimal amount of exposure even further. We try to
be as conservative as possible when prescribing x-rays but do need
them to see what is going on where our eyes can't see.
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