Dental Panoramic X-Ray

 

 

 

A Panoramic X-ray makes a complete half circle from ear to ear to produce a complete two dimensional representation of all your teeth, producing an overall picture of both teeth and jaw bones.

The Panoramic X-ray film allows us to see a “panoramic” single picture view of your entire oral cavity, all at one time. This “panoramic” view of your oral cavity is accomplished by rotating the X-ray film around your head for about 12 seconds.

You will be positioned erect between the x-ray source and the film. Correct position of the head and remaining still as possible are very important to obtain a total angle view of a high quality picture.

Panoramic X-ray is especially effective in the following areas:

- Viewing development, position, and eruption of primary teeth so we can see all your child’s baby’s teeth and permanent teeth at one time

- Fractures of teeth, and jaws

- For individuals who have difficulty holding X-Ray films in their mouth

- Diagnosing Temporomandibular Joint (Jaw Hinge) films in their mouth

- Viewing impacted wisdom teeth

- Detecting presence of bone or gum diseases

- Diagnosing early signs of oral cancer

- Discovering early signs of oral cancer

- Discovering early signs of oral cancer

- Discovering nonmalignant tumors

- Surveying the sinus region

- Discovering stones in the salivary glands

- Examining trauma patients

- Screening for stroke, osteitis deformas, hyperparathyroidism and other systemic diseases

- Obtaining baseline data for long term dental health

- Diagnostic data for referring dentist to use

- Critical for setting broken facial bones

- Identification in case of an accident

- Provide valuable information about signs of carotid calcification. Alveolar bone loss as assessed from PMXs is associated with cardiovascular diseases

- Evaluation for full or partial removable dentures, dental implants, or braces

- Alternative for those who can not tolerate other types of films, gaggers.

- New patients to help screen for diseases beyond just the teeth.

- Screening for osteoporosis postmenopausal women

- Metastases to jaws

- Genetic abnormalities

- Developmental abnormalities-cleft palate

- Asymmetry of the Oral and Maxillofacial area which could be caused by swelling on one side of the face such as seen in eating disorders

- Altered nerve sensation-paresthesia is lip, or hypersensitivity which could be caused by infectious osteomyelitis or a malignancy compressing a nerve.

- Pain-find cause and location of pain

- Ill fitting dentures-due to alveolar bone loss