Your Local Dentist Explains Why We Love Intraoral Cameras

Did you know that the sooner a dentist has the opportunity to identify and correct dental problems, the simpler treatments can be? That’s just one of the reasons that many dentists love having an intraoral camera handy. This revolutionary technology improves the quality of patients’ treatment by helping a dentist to spot potential problems early on. Let’s explore the many reasons why dentists use intraoral cameras in this week’s blog post.

What Is a Dental Intraoral Camera?

An intraoral camera is a hand-held device that’s no bigger than a toothbrush—a convenient size to take a look inside your mouth. During a routine dental exam, your dentist can use it to scan your mouth and look for abnormalities.

How Does an Intraoral Camera Work?

Dental intraoral cameras enable us to closely see exactly what is going on inside your mouth in high-resolution. They allow us to then project the images of your teeth to a chair-side monitor. From there, we’re able to save the images of your teeth for your patient files.

Why Does My Dentist Prefer Using an Intraoral Camera?

Intraoral cameras allow dentists to provide the best dental care possible. With the small, non-invasive camera, dentists can get a unique angle of your teeth. This allows dentists to do a very thorough examination—really examining all of those nooks, crannies, and yes, occasional tooth decay. Additionally, the intraoral camera enables a dentist to magnify the images of your teeth 25-40 times! How’s that for a closeup?

How Does an Intraoral Camera Improve My Dental Visits?

An intraoral camera can improve dental visits in a variety of ways:

They show the problem areas.

With the chair-side monitor showing real-time footage, your local dentist can show you a magnified version of any abnormalities found. This allows each patient to become involved in the treatment process.

They can improve your treatment.

Since the camera has impressive zooming abilities, your dentist can spot problems early on. So, if you have early gum disease or structural issues with your teeth, treatment isn’t delayed by a failure of identifying the problem.

They can save you money.

If dental issues are left ignored, they can advance and develop into other more severe issues. With our intraoral camera, dentists have the opportunity to correct dental issues at their earliest stages. This keeps procedures and treatments non-invasive and easy.

They keep your oral health up to par.

Healthy teeth and gums don’t just affect your mouth, they help to keep your whole body healthy. By having your teeth and gums examined with an intraoral camera, you can quickly learn of any dental problems, take care of them early on, and do something that will benefit your whole body!

If you’d like to experience the advantages of an intraoral camera, scheduling a dentist appointment with your local dentist is as easy as giving them a call!

About Our Office

At Murphy Family Dentistry we strive to offer families the highest quality of dental service. Offering advanced technology is one of the best ways that we know how to do that. To find out what else our office has to offer, feel free to call our helpful dental team.