Dental Services Offered by Water's Edge Family and Cosmetic Dentistry
Digital x-rays
A new option for X-rays
Until recently, our only option when taking x-rays was to place a film packet in your mouth and, using a traditional
dental x-ray machine, expose the film packet, then wait up to 10 minutes for it to develop. With digital radiography,
the process is computerized.
How does it work?
We place a sensor next to your tooth and within seconds your x-ray is displayed in sharp, vivid detail on a computer
screen. Because of this short exposure time, the amount of radiation is reduced by as much as 90 percent.
An efficient, computerized process
Once the x-ray image is on our computer screen, we can enhance it to make a more precise diagnosis. We can save
images on our computer for instant retrieval, and once they're digitized, we can easily send them to insurance companies
or specialists, as needed.
