How To Take PERFECT Dental X-rays | Tips & Tricks From A Dental Hygienist

How to take a good dental x-ray is not only about proper technique... but actually understanding what you are looking for in the image is super important too! This video will give you some technique pointers as well as explaining which specific structures in the mouth that should be visible in your x-ray images.

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[michaeladiehl]

THANK YOU my new boss is crazy about overlap and I’ve been practicing for 2 years and feel like I’m in hygiene school again. It was a nice quick refresh on how to perfect them

[OneDistractedSquirrel]

For lower anterior PA's, I've always placed the sensor or film on the tongue to add comfort. The X-ray goes right through the tongue so more comfort, less obstruction. Unless you have people with a gag reflux, then it gets challenging!

[BrendaMartinez-lxdl]

I love this video!! So many tips that I have been using for years. Dental students, pay attention. Everything she mentioned in this video will help you get perfect x-rays!

[elijah]

You seriously got me into dental hygiene i cant believe it . Like this channel is just so good at bringing awareness to oral care

[ashleyschjo]

I needed this! I see patients in clinic at school tomorrow. This is my last year so any helpful tips are always amazing! THANK YOU!!!

[crystalpilar]

Omg that tip on moving the tab to the edges of the sensor to get the root apexes/distal of the canines is GENIUS! Thank you, Whitney! 💕

[jennakraatz]

I’m seeing a patient tomorrow in my clinic at school and haven’t taken xrays in two months so needed a little refresher, this was so helpful! thank you so much

[WizardHygienist]

We switched to digital sensors back in January and the rep that came to show us our new system mentioned the same thing about inserting at the midline. We also switched away from sticky tab holders to a universal clamp style holder and the PA’s come out so much better now with getting the entire apex. Also I tip I learned awhile back was with patients who find anterior PA’s uncomfortable or who maybe have a really shallow pallet is to place a cotton roll between their teeth and the XCP arm. This makes taking anteriors much more comfortable for the patient.

[lissettedominguez]

I've watched almost half of your videos and this is day two since I've been introduced to your channel. I'm in dental school to be an assistant and this has helped so much because this whole covid thing has made school so hard. I only have two days of lab time which sucks. Thank you for all the tips !

[mariaperez]

I used your tip about wiggling your toes to avoid gagging and it worked! Never thought I’d be so into teeth and teeth care videos. Thank you! 😁

[JordyJRT]

So interesting how much practice changes after school, lots of these tips are big no no's right now which I'd probably be marked down for! I'll definitely keep them in mind for once I'm qualified though : )

[megk]

Literally learning x-rays right now in school! Thank you so much❤️

[wandaharris]

Thank you I’am old school didn’t learn about the sensor until about three years ago and I was taught to all ways line up the X-ray tube with the rings

[alexismartindale]

I’ve always thought that if I didn’t line it up with the ring that I would get a cone cut! Thank you!

[cynthiaannette]

Omg I am terrible at taking bitewings...I'm def going to keep trying thanks for the tips 😊

[にぎりめし-dy]

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[elysekudronowicz]

Starting radiology this semester! This video is very helpful!

[jeffertron]

Super helpful stuff here! I should really have a easier time if I start placing the sensor in the middle of the patient's mouth.

Here are some tips I use:
1. You can tell that the sensor is in placed correctly by looking for how the ring relates to the patients cheek. (posterior, anterior, ect.)
2. Get the margins of any crowns when taking bite-wings. This goes hand in hand with getting the bone in frame, but sometimes bone loss makes getting the bone extra tricky without a PA. Just focus on the crown margins in this scenario.
3. Understand what went wrong with bad pictures so that retaking a image is easier in the second attempt.
4. Don't be a perfectionist, just get what you need. The patient doesn't want 40 x-ray attempts. While taking perfect X-rays should be our aim, sometimes the patients anatomy limits how good our images turn out. Not everyone has perfectly strait teeth, and sometimes one image doesn't show everything. Learn to compensate and capture everything in other images you're taking that day.

[crispypesh]

This video helped me more than school did 😅😅

[refinemedical]

Thank you！That's a very helpful instruction!