X-Rays

How do X-Rays help?

Dental X-rays are very important as they allow the dentist to see things about your oral health that cannot be seen by the naked eye. These items include cysts, cancerous and non-cancerous tumors, invisible decay that occurs between the teeth, and the location of teeth that haven’t grown in all of the way.

By using an x-ray to diagnose problems we can help you save money in the long run from surgeries or other treatments that might become necessary if we didn’t find the problem. X-Rays can be responsible for saving your life.

Are they safe?

Modern dental x-ray machines are very safe. We only use state-of-the-art, low radiation machines. The amount of radiation exposure your body receives on an airplane flight from Los Angeles to New York exceeds the amount of exposure you will receive from a modern dental x-ray machine. Contrast the minimal exposure with the risk of not finding an illness until it is too late, and then you can see why we prescribe regular diagnostic x-rays.