Dental X-Rays are pictures of the teeth and surrounding bone that dentists use to evaluate and diagnose problems that could be present on patients' teeth and cannot be detected by a simple oral examination. With X-Rays dentists can diagnose cavities, fractures, tooth decay, bone loss, gum disease, infections, tumors, etc.

Because of the changing conditions of the mouth, it is important to update X-Rays as is recommended by the dental professional

Yes. Numerous precautions and advances in x-ray equipment help protect patients from receiving unnecessary radiation. The amount of radiation received from a dental x-ray exam is extremely small compared to other naturally occurring sources of radiation. Also the areas in your mouth that are being x-rayed are far less dense than other areas of your body and therefore require very little radiation in order to pick up the image. Besides all these, the beam of radiation is a very small narrow one and literally passes through the cheek and out of your body.