Digital Dental X-Rays in Scarsdale NY

Digital Dental X-Rays

Digital dental X-rays are a new way that dentists are using to capture images of your teeth and jaws. It differs from the photographic X-rays used in the past, in that it gives much clearer images with reduced risk of harm from radiation. There are many reasons why your dentist might recommend that you take digital dental X-rays: It could be that they are trying to diagnose a problem, or they want to track the impact of a curative and/or correctional procedure that was performed on your dental structure. At Guerrino Dentistry, we have adopted this new technology to help take better care of your dental health.

Guerrino Dentistry | Digital Dental X-rays

When your dentist recommends that you get a digital dental X-ray, there are two ways that this could be done, depending on what the purpose of the X-ray is. One approach is intraoral where images are taken from inside your mouth. This approach is the most common and is used when doctors want to check for issues like cavities, gum diseases and other related dental problems. In some circumstances, the doctors might take X-rays outside your mouth or what we call extraoral imaging. This is used when doctors are checking for bone problems in the jaw or when treating temporal mandibular joint (TMJ) problems.

Why Do You Need Digital Dental X-rays?

Your dentist might recommend a digital X-ray in order to get a clearer picture of what is happening inside your mouth. Digital dental X-rays help dentists see beyond what can be observed by a physical examination by helping them see through tissue and gums. For example, if you are being treated for TMJ pains or any other disorder of the facial bones, your dentists might require you to take an X-ray to help them understand what the cause and extent of the problem are.

What Does Guerrino Dentistry Offer For Digital Dental X-rays?

At Guerrino Dentistry, we offer both intraoral and extraoral digital dental X-rays as part of our preventive dentistry services. Our dentist will go the extra mile to explain to you why you need to take the X-rays and what they will be looking for in the images. It is part of our customer-centric approach to dentistry that seeks to make your visit as comfortable as possible. Our technical team who operates the digital X-ray equipment are friendly and will do their best to put you at ease as they facilitated the necessary procedures.