Dental Xrays

One of the things we look for is dental decay between the teeth where we can’t see it with the naked eye. In addition, some of the other things we evaluate and look for are: Receding bone level (sign of periodontal disease), supernumerary (extra teeth), missing impacted or un-erupted teeth, jaw bone cancer or bone cysts, early signs of bone loss, root fragments, root configuration and calcifications, sinus evaluation, abscesses of the teeth or gums, tooth position, foreign objects, hairline fractures or cracks, tartar below the gum line, filling overhangs or open margins, TM Joint problems etc. We get so much information that’s relevant to your dental care that we must say your x-rays can be crucial to a thorough diagnosis.

Here’s a strange factoid: Did you know that you get the equivalent x-ray dose of 2 dental radiographs every time you fly from Toronto to Montreal (from the sun’s x-rays penetrating the thinner atmosphere and the plane’s Aluminum hull)?

The following exposures of bone marrow to radiation during typical x-ray examinations are listed below in millirems, a measurement of radiation. The figures were taken from “RADIATION”, a book by radiologist Dr. Martin D. Ecker and Norton Bramesco. As you can see, Dental X-rays have an extremely low radiation exposure.