Digital Dental X-rays Help Us Assess Your Pet's Oral Health
At Sabal Chase Animal Clinic, we always provide a comprehensive oral health assessment and treatment plan for pets when their teeth are cleaned. Digital dental x-rays and a thorough dental exam with periodontal probing help with our assessments. In fact, two thirds of our pets' teeth are under the gingiva (gums) and are not visible.
How Digital Dental X-rays Can Help
Digital dental radiographs allow assessment of:
We always diagnose first before creating a treatment plan for each patient. Digital dental x-rays help us do that by replacing a guess with a diagnosis, and allowing for the correct treatment to be optimally performed.
- the teeth (fractures or internal disease)
- the surrounding soft tissues (periodontal disease, stomatitis, cysts, draining tracks, facial swellings, fistulas or tumors)
- the joints (TMJ or mandibular symphysis)
- the bone (jaw fractures)
We always diagnose first before creating a treatment plan for each patient. Digital dental x-rays help us do that by replacing a guess with a diagnosis, and allowing for the correct treatment to be optimally performed.
