Digital dental X-rays, offered by Hylan Dental Arts is one of the latest and most advanced dental innovation. It produces high-quality images of your teeth and jaws that are captured utilizing clear and excellent 35mm or digital camera that can be instantly viewed by you along with your dentist on an LCD monitor. This innovative technology saves time, reduces radiation by up to 90% and provides detailed diagnostic information ensuring that all dental problems are detected in their earliest stages. There exist two main types of dental X-rays:

Intra-oral x-ray: those taken with the X-ray film inside the mouth. Intraoral X-rays are the most widely used. They give a comprehensive detail of the growth process of developing teeth, the state of tooth roots as well as surrounding bone, partially the joints. They also provide useful information about the presence of any cavities.

Extra-oral x-ray: those taken with the X-ray film outside the mouth. Extra-oral X-rays, allows you to view the teeth, but the primary focus is on the jaw and skull. They are therefore more useful in the diagnosis of malocclusions, impacted teeth, and a possible temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD).

Types Of Intraoral X-Rays

• Bite-Wing X-Rays
• Periapical X-Rays
• Occlusal X-Rays

Types Of Extraoral X-Rays

• Panoramic X-Rays
• Tomograms
• Cephalometric Projections
• Sialography
• Computed Tomography