Have you ever tried to look all the different areas of your mouth? A lot of places are actually pretty difficult to see. Our front teeth, lips and tongue block a lot of light and take up a lot of space so its hard for most people to see what exactly is going on in there!
Thankfully, technology has helped change that. Intra-oral cameras are amazing! An intra-oral cameraa is a small wand with a dang good camera on the end of it. The one we have looks like this:
The doctor or hygienist just move it around your mouth, and the video of what the camera is capturing shows up on the computer monitor next to the dental chair. You and the dental team at Green Family Dental in El Paso can see every last detail of your oral health. It is painless and radiation fee! it allows us to see conditions that are hard to catch or might not be visible on an x-ray, like worn-out fillings, fractured teeth, bleeding gums, and plaque.
With just the press of a button we can capture of a photo of different areas inside your mouth, to keep for your records or even to send to your insurance company to show why different treatments are needed.
As you are looking for a dental office in El Paso, keep in mind that staying up-to-date with the latest advances in technology help us provide the higheset quality dental care possible. Next time you come for a visit ask the hygienist or assistant if you can use the intra-oral camera, they can just hand it to you and let you explore your mouth!
Our hygienist Ricardo took this photo on a patient a few days ago...big cavity!
Here is a common one...see all that yellow around the gumline? That is plaque and calculus. A lot of people have similar build-up around their back teeth! There is also a fracture running down the side of that tooth that you probably wouldn't be able to see in an xray.
