Dental X-Ray
Also known as dental radiographs, dental X-rays use controlled pulses of radiation to create images of the internal structures of the jaw and mouth.
How are dental X-rays taken?
Dental x-rays are taken with you sitting upright in a chair.
The dental technician will place a lead apron over your chest and wrap a thyroid collar around your neck. The x-ray sensor or film will be placed in your mouth for the picture. In the past, yearly x-rays were often recommended by dentists. But today, the ADA recommends that healthy adults with no major apparent dental problems only need to get x-rays about every 2-3 years. If your mouth is healthy and free of issues like gum disease and tooth decay.
Why Are X-Rays Necessary At The Dentist?
X-Rays let dentists look deeper than the surface, X-rays consist of images taken using high-energy electromagnetic radiation. Soft, low-density tissue such as our skin and organs cannot absorb this radiation, so it will mostly pass through this tissue.
Tips before going to the procedure
Dental X-rays can show diseases of the mouth, including the teeth and gums, that would otherwise go undetected. These diseases include potentially serious conditions such as the following: An abscess, or infection at the root of a tooth or between the gum and a tooth. Areas of decay that are not visually detectable.
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