Digital X-Ray

Digital X-Rays are sent directly to a computer and can be immediately viewed onscreen, whereas traditional X-Rays need to be developed in a dark room.

There are many benefits to digital X-Rays, including:

• Less radiation than traditional X-Rays
• Less waiting time for the X-Rays to develop
• Once taken, the X-Ray can be enlarged and enhanced onscreen, in order to make it easier to diagnose the problem
• If you move away or need to be referred out of the office to a specialist, the images can be sent to another dentist electronically
• Software added to the computer can help us digitally compare current images to previous ones in a process called subtraction radiography. Using this technique, everything that is the same between two images is taken out of the image, leaving a clear picture of only the portion that has changed. This helps dentists easily see the tiniest differences that may not have been noticed by the naked eye.