New adventures in dentistry

[randy_byers]

Got my teeth cleaned yesterday, and discovered they have changed how they take X-rays. Now they take a digital X-ray, using a sensor in place of film and shooting X-rays through the teeth into the sensor. It made me wonder if they are working on software that can compare two sets of X-rays from two different times to track changes in the teeth. Although I suppose the slight changes in angle between shots would make that tricky. I also wonder if they are digitizing other types of X-ray shots as well. Has anybody had an X-ray recently? One advantage of the new procedure, according to the dental hygienist, is that they use a lower dose of X-rays.