Dental Intraoral Camera
Intraoral cameras are a great educational tool used to show patients what is going on in their mouths. With intraoral cameras, you can see cracks in your teeth, fillings that are breaking down, cavities. You can see tartar or calculus, gingivitis, and many other problems that are going on in your mouth. When you know what is going on, you can then make an informed decision about the best treatment for you.
Say Cheese!
Intraoral cameras are mainly just video cameras that take still pictures. The one we use is a small cylindrical camera with a light on the end. There are many brands and types of intraoral cameras, but they all work basically the same. When you use one you can zoom in on the tooth, or show an anterior arch, a full dental arch, or take a snapshot.
Less Suspicious
Sometimes people are suspicious of what the dentist tells them, especially if they are not in any pain and don’t believe that they have a problem, such as if they just come in for a check-up and discover they need lots of dental work done on their teeth which they had not planned on having done. With an intraoral camera, patients have the option of seeing what the dentist is seeing, so they understand why they need the work carried out.
Intraoral cameras are painless and require no radiation at all, so they can be used as many times as needed without any potentially harmful effects. They are also a valuable tool to allow the dentist to monitor your treatment and track your progress at subsequent visits.
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