Digital X-Rays
The Dental Group can take a picture of your teeth, then, almost immediately show it to you on a computer monitor while you are in the dental chair. In a matter of seconds images appear larger than life! Your dentist can zoom in on a single tooth, rotate it and sharpen it as you take an active role in discussing treatment options. You can see what your dentist sees. Now, you can better understand how your dentist will treat your teeth.

Digital X-Rays are computer generated. This state of the art system of producing images works by placing a small, flat sensor in your mouth. The sensor is connected to a thin wire that is attached to a computer. The x-ray beam is directed through your teeth and into the sensor, which records the image and sends it to the computer. Within a matter of seconds, you are looking at a picture of your teeth on a computer screen. If your insurance company needs x-rays to approve and pay benefits, images and
claims can be transmitted electronically or printed on paper, to prevent any delay in their response.

Patients also take comfort in knowing that they are no longer exposed to the amount of radiation that is used for producing images with conventional equipment and film. The digital
x-ray system requires as much as 90 percent less radiation.

Digital X-Rays are environmentally friendly, as they do not require the use of toxic chemicals for processing and storage. Traditional celluloid film is coated with silver oxides that
must be developed in caustic solutions. Digital X-Rays are produced with minimal radiation and computer technology.

This new technology is another added value to The Dental Group’s goals toward the improvement in the quality of care, degree of comfort and level of convenience


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