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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