The same digital technology that has transformed the way Americans take and share photos is also revolutionizing dental procedures. The switch from X-ray images to digital radiography for patient diagnosis is making treatment safer, faster and more effective.
This new technology has been embraced most aggressively by endodontists, the dentists who specialize in root canal treatments. Endodontists have long led the dental profession in the adoption of new technologies. According to an October 2004 survey by Dental Products Report, 48 percent of them have already replaced conventional X-rays with digital radiography equipment.
“With digital radiography and other vision-enhancing technologies such as fiberoptic illumination and operating microscopes, endodontists have transformed root canal treatment,” says Marc Balson, D.D.S., immediate past president of the American Association of Endodontists (AAE). “These advances, along with endodontists’ specialized training and expertise with anesthesia, have made once-dreaded root canal treatments a quick and virtually pain-free experience.”
Digital radiography offers a number of...
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