The Benefits of Dental Digital Imaging and X-Rays

The Benefits of Digital ImagingIf you’ve visited us here at Methal Dental Arts, you would have noticed we use digitalradiography in our office. This state-of-the-art advancement in dental radiology produces lessradiation than traditional film x-rays. Additional advantages offer our patients and staff an extralevel of safety and convenience. Continue reading to see why we made the jump to DigitalImaging.

3D Digital Scanning is convenient and more comfortable

This technique uses technology in the form of optical cameras to produce digital images.The dentist inserts the wand into the patient’s mouth and glides it across the bridge of thebottom and top teeth. As the scanner moves, the computer captures a digital impression of thepatient’s oral cavity. We are able to record highly-detailed images of not only the teeth but alsothe gums and jaw.

Digital X-Rays offer higher-quality images and are ready in an instant

These digital images can be viewed by your dentist within seconds of completing yourradiograph. No need to wait several minutes for the film to develop. With the advancement intechnology, digitally captured images offer a much higher quality output than traditional x-rays.By capturing high-resolution pictures of the oral cavity that can be easily enlarged andenhanced by your dentist, we can more accurately detect dental issues and identify treatmentoptions. Digital x-rays can reveal inconspicuous issues such as hidden areas of decay,infections in the bone, gum disease, tumors, and other abnormalities that are out of sight duringa visual examination.

Digital Imaging has less exposure to x-ray radiation.

Patients are often concerned about radiation exposure whenever an x-ray is needed. By using digital imaging, patients are exposed to 70-90% less radiation than in film imaging. Plus, because digital x-rays are accurate, we decrease the need for retaking images due to poor exposure or bad positioning of the film. This ultimately decreases the amount of radiation exposure even further.

As you can see the benefits of digital scanning and radiography in diagnosing dental issues early and accurately helps our dentists create the correct treatment plan for our patients. If you would like to learn more about digital dental x-rays and scans or have not had one in awhile, please contact our dental office today to schedule an appointment.