Patients often ask why they need to have x-rays updated once a year. Please know that if they weren’t needed to give you the levels of service and quality you deserve, we’d NEVER ask for them. Let’s take an example of why we need current x rays.
Suppose for a minute you broke your arm. How did you find out it w
as broken? Did you guess, or did you have an x-ray done? If not for the x-ray that was used to diagnose, how would you have ever know that is was officially broken? You might have thought you bumped it, sprained it or that you were just having some serious muscle pain. You would go about treating the wrong injury all the while the actual issue is getting worse and worse. X-rays in your mouth do the same thing for dentists! We need to be able to see the inside of your mouth to make sure that we are keeping you healthy and alive! X-rays allow dentists to find and treat dental problems early in their development. Waiting for discomfort in a tooth can lead to more invasive and costly treatments. So in conclusion, keep up on getting regular x-rays. Trust us when we say someday it will prove to be WELL worth it!
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