Dental X-ray at the MInsk clinic Dudko and Sons.

Head of the Dental Department Olga Frolova.
Dentist-orthopedist of the First category, Assistant and Teacher of the Department of Orthopedic Dentistry BSMU
Updated - 18 April 2023

A Dental X-ray allows the dentist to conduct a detailed diagnosis of the part of the oral cavity that is inaccessible for visual inspection. Not a single modern method of dental treatment is complete without this kind of X-ray diagnostics.

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Why do you need a dental snapshot

Treatment in a good medical clinic is distinguished by the presence of modern X-ray equipment, which allows you to get a targeted high-resolution image of the desired area with minimal exposure to radiation. This allows you to safely identify hidden pathologies of the internal structure of the tooth or defects in previous treatment. Tooth x-rays are used to detect the following diseases:

size of the carious spot;
state of the pulp;
nerve lesions;
size of exostoses and fistulas;
presence and size of cysts in granulomatous periodontitis;
degrees of bone tissue atrophy;
various abscesses due to the presence of foreign objects (fragments of teeth, jaw bones in case of fractures, fish bones, parts of surgical instruments, etc.).

In this way, the dentist may ask you to take a picture of the tooth:

before any surgical operation;
before cleaning and filling canals;
before tooth extraction;
before starting orthodontic treatment;
to diagnose the intermediate results of the treatment.

A dental x-ray (targeted intraoral contact x-ray) from computed tomography and panoramic x-ray is distinguished by:

high image quality;
lowest possible radiation dose (0.005 mSv) – the amount of radiation received from the apparatus is equal to the dose naturally received by a person from the atmosphere in one day;
low cost;
a very limited area of the resulting image (usually no more than 3 teeth).

How does the X-ray procedure take place in Minsk:

The procedure requires you to have – a referral from the attending physician, and in the clinic – a specially equipped diagnostic room with a valid permit from state bodies for the supervision of nuclear energy, personnel with the appropriate education and the necessary level of access, and, of course, a worker articulated X-ray diagnostic apparatus, for example, our Trophy IRIX-70 or other analogues allowed in the country. On the part of the patient, this does not require any prior preparation.

In the office, you will be asked to remove all metal jewelry and put on a protective lead apron (given by a clinic employee). After that, the X-ray technologist will put the digital sensor of the X-ray machine in the required position, according to your direction and ask you to remain still for a few seconds, during which he will take a picture, which will immediately be displayed on his monitor and can be printed or sent to your doctor.