We are able to offer a full range of dental radiographs for which you are able to claim a medicare rebate (medicare rebates are not available for x-rays taken by general dentists).  We have state of the art digital radiography equipment, thereby exposing you to a very small amount of radiation compared with traditional radiography equipment.

Our equipment includes...

    1.Digital intra-oral x-rays, which are covered under Medicare rebates, just like any medical radiology practice

    2.Digital OPG machine (againmostly or entirely covered under Medicare)

    3. Cone-beam digital radiology. Our Planmeca equipment is state-of-the-art and offers the widest field volume of view (27 x 19cm cylinder)

OPG

OPG’s (orthopantomogram) are jaw x-rays which can assess simultaneously for jaw joint (TMJ), wisdom teeth, standing teeth, developing teeth, jaw, and (maxillary) sinus diseases. OPG x-ray films when read and interpreted by qualified specialist oral and maxillofacial surgeons (or by maxillofacial radiologists) are an ideal screening tool for an enormous variety of conditions that can occur throughout the jaws.

Jaw x-ray screening, particularly during development, allows for the exclusion of developmental lesions before they lead to major pathological problems. Such lesions include jaws cysts and tumours.

Routine OPG screening is recommended for all people at age 9, 13, 17, and 21 years and thereafter at least every decade.

OPGs are Medicare rebate items only when performed by approved surgeons or radiologists.

A routine screening OPG was performed for assessing developing wisdom teeth. A large lesion occupying the left mandible and chin was found. The patient was otherwise without symptoms and had recently completed a root canal therapy of the right sided jaw. No previous screening OPG had been performed, and the left sided lesion had developed unchecked over 5-6 years.

As the lesion had not expanded beyond the bone confines, removal was a relatively simple operation, and teeth and jaw tissue were preserved, with retention of normal facial form.