Dental X-rays

Jaw X-ray, Teeth X-ray, X-ray, Dental

What Affects the Test

Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:

• If you cannot stay still or hold the X-ray plastic or cardboard in your teeth.
• If you have braces, retainers, dentures, bridges, and certain body piercings (ear, tongue, lip, cheek, or nose).

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Author:	Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS	Last Updated: August 21, 2008
Medical Review:	Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine Steven K. Patterson, BSc, DDS, MPH - Dentist
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