Digital panoramic radiography

What is digital panoramic radiography?

La digital panoramic radiography, also known as orthopantomography or orthopantomogram, is a radiography in 2 dimensions Able to show the patient's bone structure.

Through this radiography, in fact, it is possible to observe the maxillary bones, teeth, and jaw joint in one overall image which is achieved by an X-ray machine that rotates around the patient's head.

The digital overview is very useful because permits the dentist to observe a whole range of factors that cannot be examined by visual exploration: this is why it is an X-ray that is often taken at the first visit of a new patient at whom we do not yet have information.

Digital panoramic radiography is used especially for:

• identify caries under the gum
• diagnose bone tissue problems maxillary or mandibular
• locate any unerupted teeth
• examine cases of periodontitis advanced
• Evaluate cases that need orthodontic treatment, oral surgery or implantology

What are the advantages of digital panoramic radiography?

The examination is Very fast, absolutely painless and not at all annoying: consists of biting a small plastic flange while the X-ray machine rotates around the patient's head; similar to what happens in 3D CT, the level of radiation to which the patient is subjected is very low, nevertheless its use is Not recommended in pregnant women (or women who may be pregnant).

The result Of the radiograph is immediate and is returned in a digital format so that the dentist is immediately able to evaluate the images captured by the computer screen.