Why Dental X-rays?
• X-rays allow dentists to diagnose and treat health conditions that cannot be detected during a clinical examination. If dental problems are found and treated early, dental care is more comfortable for your child and more affordable for you. X-rays help in the following: • detect cavities that cannot be seen by a simple visual clinical exam • to survey erupting teeth, and their path of eruption • diagnose bone diseases, tumors and other abnormalities • evaluate the results of an injury, • Plan orthodontic treatment.