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What Is a Cephalometric X-RAY?

A cephalometric X-ray is one type of dental X-ray that captures a full view of skull bones and soft tissues on a single film in anterior, posterior and lateral positions. Ceph x-rays are mostly taken from patients requiring orthodontic treatment or othognatic surgery.

Why are Cephalometric X-Rays Taken?

  • Especially used for planning orthodontic treatments
  • Provide views of the lower and upper teeth and jaw in relation with the base of skull and other anatomical formations.
  • In evaluating the relationship of teeth and cheekbone with soft tissues,
  • In evaluating the vertical dimension,
  • Especially in the implant applications it is used for evaluating the preop and postop mandibular canal and symphysis area.
  • It can be used as an auxiliary method for evaluating the localization of salivary stones, adenoid vegetation, with the maxillary sinus from the lateral direction
  • Especially orthodontists can use digital cephalometric images of their patients with various software types in order to analyze them.

Will You Feel Pain While Taking Cephalometric X-Ray?

Many people are curious about the issue whether there will be any damage during Panoramic X-Ray. But this procedure is not painful.

Are Cephalometric X-Rays Safe During Pregnancy?

As well as many various x-rays, pregnant women should not have all kinds of dental X-rays. Therefore, pregnants if possible should leave their x-ray dental tomography and other x-ray exams to the postpartum period. Our advice to expectant mothers is that they should solve their dental problems by visiting a dentist and having a panoramic x-ray before pregnancy. Moreover, when there is a complication during the pregnancy, panoramic imaging that they have taken before will help a lot a dentist in order to have a great idea about current situation.

Is It Necessary to Make an Appointment Before The Cephalometric X-Ray?

Our patients who want to have a panoramic, Cephalometric or 3D tomography X-ray can have an X-ray without appointment. In our clinic, all of our X-ray types are about 5 minutes.

Cephalometric X-Ray in Terms of Radiation?

Modern technology and newly developed devices plays a vital role in improving quality of care and achieving best results with much less radiation. The radiation in the digital dental X-ray is much less than other methods and modern techniques has succeed to minimize the level of radiation.