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 Digital X-Rays
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| • | Fast and Easy: The x-ray images captured with digital technology are taken fast and easy. We no longer need chemicals to process or a dark room, the images are captured and ready immediately for viewing. |
| • | Clear, High Resolution: The images we capture are taken at a very high resolution. This is valuable because it allows us to zoom in to view areas very small, and out to get perspective of the whole area. Traditional slides were tiny and grainy, most patients never really understood what they were looking at, but with digital images the amount of understanding is dramatically higher and helps us explain areas of concern with our patients with much more understanding. |
| • | Displayed On A Large Screen: Near each chair is a computer screen that we can display the x-ray images on, which is a dramatic change from tiny slides. Having images displayed on a screen helps us explain and educate our patients. We find that the more a patient understands, the better their oral health will be in the future. |
| • | Less Radiation: X-ray images are captured using radiation, though the amount of radiation used with slide images was an acceptable level according to health professionals, it still made many patients feel uncomfortable. Digital radiology uses about 10% the amount of radiation of traditional slide x-ray images. Just a tiny fraction of what was traditionally used, making it safer than ever before. Saved Digitally: Digital x-ray images are saved digitally. We no longer have to keep tiny slides loose in a medical folder, we have all of your dental information available with a click of a button. The benefit of this includes easy access and being able to easily share images with other medical professionals when necessary. |
