LESS RADIATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

The great advantage of modern digital radiology is that it allows the patient to undergo a radiation dosage of one third lower than the traditional one while maintaining high image quality, thanks to greater sensitivity of the phosphor plates.

 

The image acquired digitally by scanning the plates is transmitted to the computer and reproduced in real time in a format that can also occupy the entire computer screen allowing the clinician to observe the structure of the tooth down to the smallest detail.

To identify caries and other problematic features of the single tooth, where it is sufficient to investigate the bone levels around it to the maximum, two-dimensional digital intraoral radiography is perfect especially because it is immediately available and easily archived.

For diagnostics especially in the orthodontic field, we then have the possibility of carrying out orthopantomography, a panoramic X-ray always in digital format, and teleradiography, which provides a two-dimensional projection of the skull as a whole, front and side: this vision also highlights the skeletal aspect connected to the function of chewing, which must be examined to determine the possible need to correct it with targeted orthodontic interventions.

In addition to reducing emissions, to protect the health of patients and operators, we must not forget that digital radiography avoids the use of highly toxic liquids for the development and fixing of the plates, making a small contribution to safeguarding the environment.