Monday, June 8, 2009

Digital Dental Radiography

Dental digital radiography gives you many benefits that you do not get from typical film X-rays. This is a computer-driven system that is far more sophisticated in its ability to detect dental conditions. Also, known as digital dental X-rays, it is one of our favored methods of examining patient teeth in close detail.

The dental digital radiography system uses a mobile sensor placed in your mouth to capture images of your teeth. It then transmits them the screen of a high-resolution monitor. Here, you can witness live, close-up video while your dentist is examining your teeth. You do not have to wait for film to develop in the lab, because everything is seen, live, as it happens. Your dentist can pause along the way and explain to you any problems discovered, and recommend possible treatments.

These images look like standard X-rays, but they are much, much larger. Because the system itself is computerized, the dentist can operate it just like any standard computer interface. By clicking on a mouse, the dentist can enlarge it as much as 400 times. A single tooth can be looked at the finest detail, its image rotated, sharpened, and colorized. These pictures can be downloaded, printed, and taken home if you need time to make a decision about two or more recommended treatment options.

The dental digital radiography system uses a very small sensor, flat sensor in the mouth connected to the computer by a thin wire. The machine will transmit an X-ray beam directly through the teeth into the sensor. It then records the image of your teeth, and it feeds it back to the computer. The remote system can be moved anywhere in your mouth to take fine-resolution pictures at will.

Dental digital radiography is a great way to save time. Office visits are much shorter because there are no X-rays to develop. Busy professionals can get more accomplished in less time when they come to our office for digital dental X-rays. This system is also better for your health, because it uses 90 percent fewer X-rays than standard film methods. Radiography also offers an environmental benefit to, because it produces no toxic by-products.

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