The Benefit of Digital Radiographs in Dental Offices

Gone are the days when x-ray machines and plates were used in viewing stations by dentists. A dental x-ray machine is a useful diagnostic device that is a must in all dental offices. These machines help one to diagnose what is not possible through visual examination. The images that are produced by a dental x-ray machine will help to check the tooth structure as well as the health of the bones or the soft tissues that lie around. Cavities can be found easily as well as tooth roots examined or tooth development checked with the help of the images produced by an x-ray examination.

What is digital radiography?

The x-ray images which used to be produced on x-ray plates and put up against a special lighted frame to visualize the findings has been replaced by the digital radiography technology. Electronic pads or sensors are used in place of x-ray films as used to be traditionally. Hence, along with the hydraulic dental chair, X-ray machine and portable dental unit, the digital radiograph is also used in the modern dentist’s office. With this equipment and related software, the readings and images of the machine get captured on a computer. This allows several benefits. The images can be seen in detail on the computer software, compared with previously stored images and analyses can be done accordingly. It is even possible to take out prints of the same through the software.

Other kinds of x-ray machines

If a dentist is not making use of the digital radiograph, there are other kinds of x-ray machines that are used by them. Besides the usual portable dental unit and the standard hydraulic dental chair, you might find an extra oral radiography. These are useful for checking teeth that are impacted. Oral growth or development progress can also be checked with this radiograph. Hence, even if a digital radiograph is not available, intraoral imaging can be done by different x-ray machines. This allows the inner oral structural images to be taken effectively. There are panoramic x-ray machines as well, which allow the entire head picture can be taken.

Intraoral radiography is a common form of dental x-ray. This also includes films which are taken with a wing shaped device. Periapical x-rays are also part of this category where the entire length of a single or two teeth can be taken. Tooth development as well as placement of the same can be done with an occlusion x-ray. This kind of x-ray comes of use when bottom or top jaws need to be examined.

Panoramic dental x-ray is a large machine with which an emitter is used which circles on the back of the head while a film moves which works in the front part of the face. Every tooth’s image can be taken which are present on both jaws. This allows an assessment of the tooth structure in total as well as configurations, all in one image. These are some of the different kinds of x-ray machines used in dental offices.

 

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