What is Intraoral X-Ray?

Intraoral X-Ray is the most common X-Ray diagnostic method in dentistry. Intraoral X-Rays are used for a variety of different tasks such as diagnosing caries, endodontic file location, inflammation of the teeth, or a general diagnosis. Your dentist may recommend a professional radiograph to you for a variety of situations. Intraoral X-Rays are quite common if there are suspected bone abnormalities, cysts, or infections that a regular radiograph cannot visualize. Should your dentist recommend an Intraoral X-Ray, it would be best to take the matter seriously as it is an advanced dental imaging device. Intraoral X-Ray is capable of showing your mouth in its entirety in one sitting. In essence, advanced dental imaging can simplify your experience as the manner in which it is conducted is “intraoral”, which means inside of your mouth. You just bite down on a plastic sensor holder for a few seconds while we’re taking an X-ray. Intraoral X-Ray is more versatile in visualizing your teeth problems and is the greatest radiograph for examining cavities or surface-level issues with your teeth due to the full internal effect. Thus, it is common for patients to be recommended the intraoral dental radiograph because it detects anything abnormal going on inside of your mouth. In general, an Intraoral X-Ray is a very efficient way to visualize the inside of your mouth.