Digital X-ray Technology

Digital radiography:

The computer era has brought us to an exciting new technology called digital radiography.  With this technology, we use computertized equipment and software to capture x-ray images of your mouth and teeth.  We do this by exposing a small sensor or plate that feeds the image into a computer.

The advantages of digital radiography:

Digital radiography has many advantages over traditional dental x-rays:

• they are faster
• they are safer, with no chemical development and less radiation
• we can view images instantly
• we can enhance images to improve viewing
• images can be stored electronically and emailed to specialists and insurance companies

There's no waiting for chemical development, as with film packets.  It's also faster because the x-rays are avilable within moments on the computer monitor, with no development step in between.

The lack of chemicals also makes digital x-rays safer for the environment.  Digital radiography is safe for you, too.  Because the unit is so sensitive, the amount of x-ray radiation is up to 80% less than with conventional x-rays.

With digital radiography, Dr. Steppler offers you faster and safer diagnosis and dental treatment.