Digital radiography enables x-rays to be faster and better with 90% less radiation!
   Digital radiographs are one of the newest x-ray techniques around. Because it is so new and expensive, most dentists do not have it yet. But watch for this process to become standard in the future.
   With digital radiographs, film is replaced with a flat electronic pad or sensor. The X-rays hit the pad the same way they hit the film. But instead of developing the film in a dark room, the image is electronically sent directly to a computer where the image appears instantly on the screen. Because the sensors are more sensitive than the film, less radiation is needed to form an image. Also, computer software can blow up and manipulate the x-ray images, making them more useful and diagnostic. The image can then be stored on the computer, printed out, or emailed.