The brookside dental guide to dental x-rays

The Brookside Dental Guide To Dental X-Rays

Don’t know a periapical from a bitewing? Today’s dental blog takes a look at dental x-rays.

Panoramic
If you have ever stood in a huge camera apparatus and struggled to stay motionless while an automated camera made one slow pass around your head, then you have had a panoramic x-ray taken of your mouth. These pictures help dentists see everything in one image: the complete upper and lower jaw. These are often taken during a patient’s first visit to Brookside Dental. They are also very helpful for evaluating jaw injuries and seeing emerging teeth in children.

Bitewing
Bitewing x-rays help Dr. Robert Kowal DDS see what’s going on between teeth – something that is always required but impossible with a visual exam. They also help your dentist evaluate the jaw bone.

Periapical
These are similar to bite wings but they can get a clearer picture of the tooth roots and bone. These are ordinarily used to help diagnose an abscess in the root of a tooth.

Full-Mouth Series
This is a combination of periapical and bitewing x-rays that gives a comprehensive picture of all the teeth and surrounding bone structure.

If you are a patient of Brookside Dental and are worried about the safety of dental x-rays, we invite you to
communicate with our friendly staff. We can explain all the precautions that we take to reduce radiation exposure and answer any questions you may have.

If you are pregnant and need a dental x-ray at Brookside Dental, it is important to let Brian Westover DMD and Robert Kowal DDS know this before x-rays are taken. X-rays are not necessarily dangerous for pregnant women, but they are often postponed until after delivery as a precaution. If you are pregnant but have a dental issue, call our office right away. We can be reached at 503-905-3380.

We hope you have learned a little bit about dental x-rays, one of Brian Westover DMD and Robert Kowal DDS’s indispensable tools in providing unsurpassed dental care in Clackamas. Check back often for more information about dentistry at Brookside Dental.

We also offer the following services:

dental implants
Invisalign invisible braces
emergency dentistry
porcelain crowns
restorative dentistry

 

Contact Brookside Dental’s Clackamas Office:

503-905-3380

Location (Tap to open in Google Maps):

9225 SE Sunnyside Rd Ste 1
Clackamas, OR
97015