Panoramic X-Ray
Panoramic radiographs are an extraoral imaging technique that allows to examine all of the existing teeth in the mouth, impacted teeth, the bone tissue surrounding the teeth, the entire jawbone, the physiological and pathological spaces and joints in the mouth at one time and within the same image. It is especially used in general oral examination for control purposes, simple surgical procedures such as impacted tooth extraction, resection, small cysts or application of a small number of implants. Imaging of all teeth at once allows the patient to be exposed to less radiation compared to serial periapical extractions, and gives the physician the chance to make a general assessment.
Periapical X-Ray
It is an intraoral imaging technique used to obtain more detailed images about suspicious situations detected in panoramic radiographs, and only a few teeth adjacent to each other and the bone tissue surrounding these teeth can be displayed. It is superior to panoramic radiographs in detail.