Digital Dental X-Rays in Eagan, MN
At Wood Park Dental, we value dental technology that streamlines your treatment, improves your comfort, and helps us deliver more predictable results. Dr. TuAnh Le stays current with advances in dentistry and any technology she feels will provide you with the safest, most up-to-date dental treatments available.
One example is digital dental x-rays used at our Eagan, MN dental office. They make taking x-rays of your mouth comfortable and efficient and help us accurately diagnose dental problems in their earliest stages. And since the images are digital, we can display them on your chairside monitor to give you a complete picture of your oral health.
Digital X-Rays Help Us Create Treatment Plans
Digital x-rays improve our ability to diagnose dental problems like cavities and gum disease quickly. But digital x-rays, along with technology like cone beam imaging (CBCT) allows Dr. Le to plan numerous procedures with a high degree of accuracy:
- Dental implant placement
- Root canal treatment
- Orthodontic treatment
- Tooth extractions
Panoramic Dental X-Rays
In certain instances, your Eagan, MN dentist needs to see a single image of your entire mouth. Panoramic x-rays give us a two-dimensional picture of all your teeth and upper and lower jaws in one image.
Another benefit of panoramic x-rays is that they are taken outside the mouth. This is important for adults who can’t tolerate intraoral x-rays, patients with special needs, and children.
Cone Beam Imaging (CBCT)
We’re also pleased to offer world-class 3-D cone beam imaging or CBCT. This technology produces a 3-D image of all the structures in your mouth and jaw, including nerve pathways, soft tissue, sinuses, root canals, and areas of low bone density.
CBCT is invaluable for pre-planning the optimal placement of dental implants, root canal diagnosis, tooth extractions, and orthodontic treatment.
Advantages of Using Digital X-Rays and Imaging
Safety — Using digital x-rays instead of film x-rays reduces your exposure to radiation by about 80 percent.- Speed — Since we don’t need to wait for the film to develop, digital x-rays are available to view on your chairside monitor within moments.
- Improved diagnostics — Digital x-rays are highly detailed and enable Dr. Le to diagnose problems in their earliest stages.
- Improved patient education — We can see the x-ray images in great detail, and so can you. Patient education is a crucial part of dentistry because seeing problems for yourself helps you understand your needs and make confident treatment decisions.
- Environmentally friendly — Since we don’t use film x-rays, there are no harmful chemicals to dispose of.
- Easy access — Since we store your digital x-rays in your patient record, Dr. Le can easily access them to monitor your oral health on an ongoing basis. With your permission, we can also share them with your insurance company as needed.
Schedule an Appointment with Our Dentist in Eagan Today!
If it’s been a while since you’ve visited a dental office, you may be pleasantly surprised to see how dental technology can improve your overall experience. Please contact our Eagan, MN dentist office today at (952) 431-5088 to schedule your next appointment at Wood Park Dental!
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Frequently Asked Questions
At Wood Park Dental in 55122, your safety matters to us, and we understand that you want to minimize your exposure to radiation. For this reason, we utilize digital dental x-rays that produce significantly less radiation than film x-rays used in the past. Some estimates say this technology can minimize your exposure by as much as 80 percent.
While we take all your concerns to heart, we want you to understand how invaluable dental x-rays are and why we recommend them. Most dental issues begin inside your teeth or under your gums where we can’t see them during a visual exam. We wouldn’t be doing our job as dentists if we didn’t take x-rays to diagnose problems accurately and provide the safest, most appropriate dental treatment.
Digital x-rays can also help you save money on dental costs. Using digital imaging lets us see deep inside your tooth and detect even the tiniest cavities. Filling a cavity when it’s small is much easier and less expensive than waiting until it spreads and requires a dental crown or root canal to fix.
Contact Our Eagan Dentist Office Today!
If you ever have concerns about the safety of x-rays, please don’t hesitate to let us know. We will explain why we recommend a particular dental x-ray and how it will benefit your oral health.
Please call us if to schedule if it’s time for your next dental exam and cleaning at our Eagan, MN dental office.
Meet Our Doctor:
Dr. TuAnh Le DDS, FAGD
"“At Wood Park Dental, we are perfectionists and just want the very best outcome for our patients. The best part though, are the relationships that have formed over years of practice. I love seeing and chatting with patients who are like old friends, and many of their children and grandchildren are now patients as well.”
Dr. TuAnh Le is a Minneapolis native who graduated from the University of Minnesota with a dual degree in Genetics & Cellular Biology and Physiology and minored in Psychology. Her devotion to the community and love ...