Bitewing dental X-rays are used to view and diagnose interdental caries of both upper and lower teeth at a time. Since the patient bites onto the X-ray holding tabs, they acquired their name so. Usually, four bitewings are used for full mouth coverage to view interdental caries. The periapical area is not covered in bitewings. In addition, these aid in assessing the periodontal condition as bone volume and height are also visible in a bitewing. These are easy to take both for the technician and the patient compared to the intraoral periapical radiographs.
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How can X-rays be taken painlessly with a large mandibular tori?
Query: Hi doctor, I have relatively large mandibular tori, which are nearly touching. They have always been rather sensitive, like when I am eating chips, a sharp piece pokes them. I just went to the dentist and got those new digital bitewing x-rays, which hurt my tori as there is less room in my mouth. I ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Sorry to hear that, but you can avoid x-rays if it hurts you really bad. Maybe because they wanted to see the tori in x-ray, so they would have placed film pressed to the area. I can assure you it is never this painful, so hopefully next time just tell them in advance a... Read Full »