Dental Radiography

Two main types of digital systems are available today: DR systems include a “sensor” and software, and are used with an existing dental X-ray machine and computer. The sensor is connected via USB cable to a computer, and is placed in the patient’s mouth and positioned like ordinary dental film. (show image of the X-Ray generator and a film in a dog’s mouth like in positioning guide) The largest sensor size currently available approximates the size of #2 dental film.…

Dental care is becoming a must have in veterinary practices and dental radiography is the core diagnostic modality for veterinary dental care. Today, busy practices are looking for an easy to use system that is feature rich with the correct set of tools to make the job as streamlined as possible. Key features to look for when evaluating a dental veterinary radiology system: • Recommended software features: - Veterinary Specific (human systems are not recommended) - User Friendly (large buttons…

The cost for implementing dental radiology is minimal. New Veterinary Digital Dental Imaging systems will cost around $15,000. Newer dental DR/X-ray systems, such as the SOUND HD Dental System, have newer technologies within the sensors and the x-ray generators.  The new Veterinary Dental X-Ray generators, feature solid-state timer systems, which allow use in a digital system.   The SOUND HD Dental generators also use Carbon Nano Tube (CNT) technology.   The CNT technology results in no warm up time between shots and…

Dental radiology is the core diagnostic modality for veterinary dental care. Trying to diagnose and treat dental disease without radiographs is like trying to treat ear disease without an otoscope, or diabetes mellitus without blood glucose measurements. If a practice is not currently taking dental radiographs, they are sending many, if not most, of their patients home with painful dental problems. Unfortunately, the pets seem to act fine, they eat well ac- cording to the owners, and rarely do they…