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X-RAYS

Radiographs (X-rays) are a vital and necessary part of your child's dental diagnostic process. Without them certain dental conditions can and will be missed.

X-rays detect much more than cavities. For example, X-rays may be needed to survey erupting teeth, diagnose bone diseases, evaluate the results of an injury, or plan orthodontic treatment. X-rays allow dentists to diagnose and treat health conditions that cannot be detected during clinical examination. If dental problems are found and treated early, dental care is more comfortable for your child and more affordable for you.

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry recommends X-rays and examinations every six months, these X-rays are usually limited to two cavity detecting films. As the child gets older and their cavity rate decrease these may be limited to once a year at the discretion of the dentist.

We are particularly careful to minimize the exposure of our patients to radiation. With the safeguards we use, the amount of radiation received in a dental X-ray examination is extremely small.