Many important dental conditions cannot be seen during a visual examination alone. Dental radiographs allow us to evaluate structures underneath fillings, between teeth, inside the jawbone, and around tooth roots.
At John E. Sullivan DDS, P.C., we use digital dental imaging and select the type and frequency of imaging based on each patient’s individual needs.
Small digital radiographs provide detailed images of individual teeth and surrounding bone.
They may help identify:
A panoramic radiograph provides a broad image of the jaws, teeth, sinuses, and surrounding structures.
It can be particularly useful when evaluating wisdom teeth, developing teeth, missing teeth, jaw anatomy, and certain abnormalities involving the bone.
For situations requiring more detailed anatomical information, our office has access to cone-beam computed tomography, or CBCT.
Unlike a conventional two-dimensional dental X-ray, CBCT creates a three-dimensional representation of the teeth and surrounding anatomy.
CBCT can be particularly valuable in the evaluation of:
Because radiographic imaging involves ionizing radiation, we believe imaging should be used thoughtfully. We follow the principle that imaging should provide meaningful diagnostic information and be selected according to the patient’s individual clinical circumstances.