digital x-rays
Here at Leonard Smiles we utilize the newest technology in digital x-rays and 3D imaging. This allows us to gather necessary information without exposing our patients to more radiation than traditional dental films.
X-rays are a form of energy, similar to light and radio waves. Unlike light waves, x-rays have enough energy to pass through your body. As the radiation moves through your body, it passes through bones, tissues and organs differently, which allow us to create an image used to diagnose.
According to recent estimates, the average person in the U.S. receives an effective dose of about 3 mSv per year from natural radiation, which includes cosmic radiation from outer space (this is about 0.008 mSv per day). A single digital dental x-ray only generates about one days’ worth of exposure (<0.0083 mSv), whereas, the equivalent in conventional films is about 125 days worth of radiation (~ 1 mSv)!
It’s easy to see that embracing digital technology not only gives us faster and clearer images, and is much safer for you and your family.