Welcome to the Future: What 3-D Dental X-rays Mean for You

What if your dentist told you that X-rays can be done in a single sweep, expose you to less radiation than a roundtrip flight from Paris to Tokyo, and result in a complete, 3-D picture of your mouth in as little as a few seconds? For anyone who has ever had a mouthful of bitewings, it’s a dream come true, thanks to a relatively new technology called “cone beam radiography”. If you’ve never heard of it, you could be missing out. Here’s the scoop on this revolutionary diagnostic tool and what it could mean for your oral health. (more…)

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