Panoramic X-rays

Comprehensive x-rays

A panoramic x-ray gives us a comprehensive view of your mouth, including your teeth, jawbone, jaw
joints, and the sinuses.

Panoramic x-rays are comfortable and safe. They give us vital information that we cannot get from any
other source.

Benefits of panographic x-rays

These x-rays give us valuable information about a variety of oral conditions, including:

• Position of wisdom teeth
• Receding bone levels resulting from periodontal disease
• Abscesses
• Jaw-joint problems
• Osteoporosis
• Sinus problems

Procedure for taking panographic x-rays

First, we cover you with a lead apron to protect your body while we take x-rays of your mouth.
Depending on the circumstances, we may ask you to remove any jewelry. Then the x-ray film is
positioned outside your mouth, and the head of the x-ray machine rotates around you.

Safety of panographic x-rays

Dental x-rays use high-speed film, so the amount of radiation exposure is very low. Though machines
vary, a panographic x-ray adds only about as much radiation as you would get in 10 days from natural
sources such as sunlight, minerals in the soil, home appliances, and through the atmosphere from
space.