What is panoramic x-ray (dental film)?
Panoramic x-ray film is the panoramic filming of the teeth so that they can be seen from the opposite side and include all of them.
How is panoramic x-ray taken?
Panoramic X-ray is a painless, short-term trigger. The person’s head is placed in the middle of the x-ray machine and told to gently bite the apparatus in the middle of the device with his mouth. The technician who will perform the examination positions the person and ensures that the examination is carried out optimally. The examination takes a very short time and is completed in seconds.
Is there radiation in the panoramic x-ray?
Thanks to new technologies in panoramic dental film, the amount of radiation is minimized. It is used safely by dentists all over the world.
What is panoramic x-ray (dental film) done for?
In panoramic x-ray film, information is obtained on many subjects such as deterioration in tooth structure, gingival diseases, tooth root and jaw related disorders, cysts and abscesses in the tooth root, caries, previous interventions on the tooth, etc.
I am pregnant, can I have a panoramic x-ray?
Since panoramic x-ray is an examination that contains very little radiation, you should eliminate your dental problems before pregnancy without delaying your dental health. However, if you have a dental problem during pregnancy, get advice and opinion from your doctor about whether to take a panoramic x-ray.
