Dental X-rays can detect early the diseases that may occur in the jaws, teeth, temporomandibular joints, maxillary sinuses or mandibular canals.
In dentistry, as in any other branch of medical disciplines, a complete and comprehensive examination of the patient is the foundation of the process of establishing an accurate diagnosis based on medical evidence.
In the field of dentistry, the history and objective clinical examination are often not sufficient to acquire all the information necessary to establish a complete and correct diagnosis. Thus, it is necessary to recommend some paraclinical investigations to enrich the medical knowledge about the local and loco-regional clinical condition, these having an important role in establishing the positive diagnosis, by confirming or refuting the presumptive diagnosis.
Dental radiology can provide a number of important benefits for patients and dentists, including:
- Quick and accurate diagnosis: dental radiology can provide detailed images of teeth and adjacent structures of the jaws and face in a short time. These images can help your dentist identify dental or bone structure problems at an early stage, which can lead to faster and more effective treatments.
- Detecting invisible conditions: Some dental problems or problems of adjacent structures may be invisible to the naked eye, such as tooth decay or bone lesions. Dental radiology can identify these invisible problems, allowing the dentist to take steps to treat them before they get worse.
- Reducing radiation exposure: Dental X-ray technology has improved significantly in recent years, so that the radiation doses used during the procedure are much lower than in the past. This reduces the patient's exposure to radiation and provides the dentist with clear and accurate images for diagnosis.
- Treatment planning: dental radiology can help the dentist plan dental treatments, such as dental implants or tooth extractions, based on the patient's bone structure and other anatomical aspects.
- Monitoring treatment progress: dental radiology can be used to monitor the progress of dental treatments and to ensure that they are effective and that dental or bone structure problems are improving.
Dental radiology is a branch of radiology that focuses on the diagnosis of dental conditions and adjacent structures of the jaws and face using X-rays. This is a non-invasive and effective way to identify dental problems, such as tooth decay, infection, periodontal disease or bone damage, before they become serious or cause pain and discomfort. Dental radiology can be performed using a variety of techniques, including conventional dental radiography, digital radiography, computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). These technologies are used by dentists to assess the overall health of teeth and oral tissues, plan dental treatments and monitor the progress of treatments over time.
Of the many paraclinical investigations that can be recommended to the patient in dentistry, the central role is played by imaging investigations, from standard radiological investigations to the use of modern digital radiodiagnostic methods.Dental radiographs are paraclinical investigations with a role in primary diagnosis in order to determine the type of pathology, the staging of the clinical pathological state and help in the formulation of a correct, individualized treatment plan.
They are intended to confirm clinical suspicions and reinforce the presumptive diagnosis, or, very frequently, they may reveal pathological phenomena/formations that cannot be detected on clinical examination. Their value in the diagnostic process depends to a large extent on the quality of the image obtained.
What are dental X-rays and why are they necessary?
X-rays are a form of energy that can travel or be absorbed by solid objects. This energy is absorbed by dense objects such as teeth and bones, which appear as light-coloured areas on the X-ray, but it also passes through less dense objects such as gums and cheeks, which appear as dark areas.
Dental radiography helps to identify problems that cannot be seen in an intraoral clinical examination alone.
Treating conditions early in their development can save you money, avoid discomfort (if these problems are treated later) and possibly even save your life.
Dental X-rays are an integral part of dental practice and help us to discover conditions that are not visible in a regular dental consultation: – interdental or secondary caries located under old fillings – fissures – decreases in bone mass associated with periodontal disease – problems in the pulp chamber or root canals, etc.X-rays also reveal other abnormalities such as cysts, cancerous forms or other changes associated with metabolic and systemic diseases.
For children, dental X-rays are useful to observe if the space in the oral cavity is sufficient for the entire dentition, to observe the evolution of the temporary or permanent teeth and possible impacted teeth, supernumeraries, anodontia, etc.
Dental X-rays are an effective means of monitoring the health of the oral cavity for adults at particular risk. These are people with extensive prosthetic work (including fillings), frequent consumers of sweetened drinks, patients with periodontal disease, people suffering from xerostomia or dry mouth or smokers.
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