A few years later, she told Friedman that the periodontist exposed her every year to a full-mouth periapical X-ray that showed her teeth from root to crown. Friedman told her that gum disease ...

A periapical X-ray gives a close and in-depth look at a particular tooth. A "full-mouth series" consists of a group of periapical X-rays taken of all the patient's teeth. Nearly everything a dentist ...

There are two main types of dental X-rays: intraoral (meaning the X-ray film is inside the mouth) and extraoral (meaning the X-ray film is outside the mouth). There are several types of intraoral ...