Digital X-Rays

Intraoral X-rays
Installed as part of the complete refurbishment of the practice, digital x-ray offers a host of advantages over photographic plates.

The x-ray dose is cut by a factor of 10. A bite - wing x-ray which used to require an exposure time of 1.6 seconds now needs an exposure of only 0.16 seconds.

This means patients can dispense with needing heavy lead aprons [ though they are still available on request].

Developing with a scanner takes a matter of seconds instead of the 4 minutes required previously, leading to less delay in treatment.

Developer and fixer are highly toxic chemicals that our environment can really do without and thanks to digital it now does.

Finally, improved definition and the ability to manipulate the images, [ magnification, contrast intensification, etc.] all allow for greater accuracy of diagnosis by your clinician.