Taking Dental X-RAYS: Tips and tricks

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[@daisychimbay437]

Hi! Lately I have been overlapping in my bitewings too much and yesterday I watched this video, today I tilted the cone a little bit and it opened my contacts more than they were before! If possible can you do a video specifically for preventing overlapping in more detail..

[@angelicaireth]

OMG thank you for showing the cotton roll trick!! I always struggle in getting a good X-ray on anterior teeth! & without hurting my patient! X-rays are uncomfortable as it is already

[@MsDstarr]

Thank you so much for demonstrating on yourself it was very helpful to see versus the model.

[@Elusive011]

I just started dental assisting at a new office and this vid has been a life saver!!! Huge thanks 🙏

[@aritaylor6537]

Thank you so much for these videos!! I had my first day at a dentistry yesterday & I have 3 months of training!! I appreciate this :)

[@glowingxlights9652]

I'm a dental hygiene student the best advice I can give for horizontal molar bitewings is to align the film so edge of the film covers the distal of the 5's. Make sure to keep the film as parallel as you can!

[@shananeal7727]

Thank you so much I'm starting a new job and I've been thinking about you all day during these procedures on my posture on drama at the work thank you so much for everything you have said and done on these videos you've helped me so much

[@baileywalker399]

Cheyenne, I wanted to say thank you for your knowledge and tips. I am binge-watching your videos. You are a lifesaver!

[@kaseystepp2157]

We are learning how to take X-rays at school next week. Perfect timing!

[@CheyenneBuckalew]

Yay!!! Good luck! 😄

[@emilygreen4974]

Great video! I've pretty much have gotten my anterior PA's down but still need some practice on the posteriors!

[@aaliyahstewart8424]

Thank you for this video! Tomorrow is my first day going on extern I have to complete 200hrs and they told me ahead of time I would be doing X-Rays for new patients and I’m so nervous about posterior PA’s but this helped so much ! Thank you thank you!

[@CayanaMarcia]

I wish I found this video a month earlier lol we just went through dental x-rays in school and I was so confused! You’re videos are helpful ❤️

[@LSR9878]

You are awesome!!! Thanks so much for these videos!!

[@nataliealexandra9485]

Thank you so much for your videos! I'm starting my first job as a DA next week so these videos are really helpful :)

[@brendac9587]

Thank you for the video very helpful will try it out few tips I learned from it !

[@salimmalik1985]

Amazing efforts placed to make others feel easy for their efforts to become easy. Highly appreciated. Thank you for your time and energy. May God bless you with good health and happiness.

[@shrayasaxena4407]

Thank you so much for this video!! Super helpful! i have my xray certification exam in 3 hours so im just studying a little before i go. Thanks again!

[@sydneybauer9189]

Ah thank you!! I’m a new hygienist but we still come from automatic processing and I’ve never worked with the sensors. The rinns were always confusing to me because I’m so familiar with just using bitewing tabs for BWX. Thanks!

[@czareenandreab.dangupon3500]

Hello! I'm a 4th-year dentistry student. Thanks for this video! I really learned a lot from you. Now I know all the easy tips in taking radiographs. Keep sharing your knowledge and may God bless you

[@ediths2606]

I love your Videos. Thank you so much ❣️

[@northmanfan]

Loved it! my anterior PA's are hit or miss! Your tips are great, X-rays were my struggle area in college as well. Thank you for posting!

[@1008irene96]

Found a some helpful tips, Thank you!

[@sydneyfort1922]

Love your videos. Very easy to understand

[@misspoulette14]

hi Cheyenne , i hope you become a teacher , you explain very well . can you do a video about different tray set up

[@perlasalgado1445]

I said the same thing.

[@bebK1995]

I agree

[@nuezeromaldito9266]

Very helpful, just finished my externship about three weeks ago now going for a work interview, Hope it works for me. Thank you for the tips on xrays.

[@Flzflz34]

Very useful vid! Thank you so much!

[@carolinehsu4960]

Thank you so much, you're a good instructor, make easy way for me to understand how to use x-ray instrument.

[@sueylam9921]

Thank you for this great video, I'm following your tips, and I can see a big difference, especilly when taking btw's on molars, no more overlapping for me!😅

[@orlandyscardozo6783]

Hi Cheyenne. I always learn a lot from your videos. Can you do a video of properly sterilization according to OSHA rules? Thank you so much.

[@grapestsx]

love the vids! I find it interesting that you're wearing nail polish! We're not allowed in British Columbia, Canada :(

[@mariaph9700]

Hey Cheyenne, Thanks for sharing. Would you mind doing a video on technique correction? For mandibular PAs, I usually miss the crowns, and for anterior and posteria PAs I usually miss the apices. Please make a video regarding this issue, I am sure it will greatly benefit new students like me. Thanks you so much.

[@iamkeria9027]

so happy you made this.

[@rushik273]

Thanks a ton ! The video was very informative:)

[@cagedhamster]

super helpful thanks so much!

[@coiamoore9626]

Thank you so much!!!!

[@dylanwilburn3684]

Oh snap fr this video was really helpful my doctor told me to try and work on my xrays bc I am taking a lot of closed contact and didn’t even realize I’m going to try what I saw here😭

[@pepelepew2142]

GREAT VIDEO !! THANK YOU! NOW ABOUT THAT DINNER WHAT DATE YOU AVAILABLE?

[@sivawilson]

You are awesome girl your videos are so informative rather than others just coming and overacting so are so professional

[@alinasthoh5834]

Thanks for you efforts all are very usefull. Plz make a video of step by step complete denture prosedure!!!

[@AgnesVelez]

Omggg I love this thank you so much do you have one showing how to ready xrays and how to take digital xrays like how should the film face and how you would enter them into an scanx machine and also how to mount and fms?? Lol also what school did you go to? Lol

[@joslynnstudley3133]

My upper anterior PAs are always overlapped! The lowers are perfect. I don’t know what I’m doing differently.

[@lisajimenez3760]

Very helpful. Thank you.

[@Funmania32147]

Very useful video. Thank you so much ☺️

[@nourabbas6581]

Thanks helps me a lot 🌹

[@isaBel-bs2ft]

Do u have any recommendations of websites that will let u practice fmx mounting i want to practice X-ray placement

[@summerj9365]

Can you obtain your X-ray license wo attending DA school? I had a coworker work 6-8month some X plus hours (stating it’s a requirement instead of dental school) to go and take an X-ray course to be licensed- does this make sense

[@lifeisgood902]

Hope you can do one with the corn to show us how to line up with the sensor parallel for bitewing image

[@orira7390]

Can you please explain on new video the Xray image when you have elongation and foreshortening, overlapping!!??Thank you 😊🙏👍

[@sheilasmith3545]

Question!!! I'm struggling with the digital sensor! We switched from phosphor plates and having patient close on biteblock of xcp is nerve racking. Would love to see a video on placement of digital sensor using XCP. Thanks in advance for any help to perfect the technique.

[@jasminemitchell3155]

Thank you this helps a lot! I'm about to finish DA school but Im still not confident on my xrays. Sometimes I use the RINN and sometimes I don't. A lot of the times I get the crown but not the apex. Can someone give me some tips???

[@cynthiaolivarez3878]

Hi interested on different sensors such as phosphor plates and tips on using them? Portable X-ray devise tips and tricks?

[@trishaleann8758]

This was such a helpful video ! And demonstrating on yourself was so much easier to learn lol love your videos !

[@tiglesias7334]

Very good video thank you so much

[@AngeliaMeow]

Do you get to practice this in school? I would feel so shy if the first time i had to do this is on a patient and I completely mess it up lol

[@strltestrbrte]

I work in an office that doesn’t have the sensor holders. So we use bite tabs for the bite wings & for the anteriors we have the pt literally bite the sensor no other tool, etc is used. I’m having the worst luck with cone cutting the lower anteriors. Have you taken anterior x rays with just the pt biting on the sensor? If so, any tips? I’m dying here.

[@kendalltimmons9629]

I'm from Canada, and not one of my instructors has explained it as simple as you just did by using the dentition and your own mouth... thank you haha

[@kaylalopez6932]

Where do you get your mouth model? Also the X-ray equipment?

[@heyitsstephstephanieenglis2613]

Can you do a video on practicing and studying for the RDA Exam

[@AnaRivera-cy9ku]

Can you do a video on xrays without the rin holder please.

[@samirarahimi6633]

Hi thank you so much 🙏

[@lifeisgood902]

Can you do a video on how to get the open contact on bitewing

[@OfficialCynthiaHoney]

Idk if it’s a thing but people that come in with braces I seem to get some kind of blur idk what it is with the bitewings

[@carrielackey3072]

Is that a serious sinus cavity at 14:16 or is it a film defect?

[@elissagizowski3942]

Hey Cheyanne just wondering if you think it’s possible for someone to get certified online course for dental asst

[@Missemilie97]

We use a rectangular tube (cone? 😄), which unfortunately is a little more tricky 😥😥 but in Denmark it is a legal requirement

[@adrianasmith6230]

Thank you for making this video. I am doing my internship currently and I am finding it difficult understanding how to use ring for x rays. It's so frustrating.

[@lorenamejia962]

Hi my question is did you put the sensor on top to the tongue 👅or you need to retract the tongue 👅? Thanks

[@FirstToDrop]

How do you get the back PAs without showing the upper or lower jaw when taking the x-ray

[@jenn4315]

My L and R premolar bitewings always keep over lapping

[@tofusouppable]

You make placing pax so easy 😞😂❤️

[@dallasjefferson4829]

Hi I’m just starting DA school, can you post a video of sterilizing instruments?

[@OfficialCynthiaHoney]

Dallas Jefferson usually you have to scrub them then throw them in the ultrasonic then pouched them and sterilize them in the auto clave

[@j._kirbyy]

Scrub, rinse, ultrasonic, rinse, package, place in autoclave. It’s good to rinse after it came out of the ultra sonic to rinse of the remaining debris

[@zomew]

Scrub with what?

[@OfficialCynthiaHoney]

VenusLullaby there is some brushes your office has to provide to scrub instruments it can vary what type they have

[@zomew]

@@OfficialCynthiaHoney I hope I learn this lol we passed the sterilization chapter and all we do is dump it into ultrasonic, pat dry, package, the autoclave .-.

[@josselinec4711]

So at my new office they don’t have rings so I have to take them without any help!!!

[@monoramamohanta2751]

I am new to dental industry can you suggest me which instrument I should buy to try this xray

[@cynthiaolivarez3878]

Also on using bite tabs?

[@saranajeeb7651]

i just want to thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[@brien3915]

I’ve been watching your videos since this morning lol let me just say I love your laugh and personality. You’re so bubbly. I love your dental assistant videos. I do have a question though because I am having trouble understanding the differences between the bite wing (red) and the posterior pa (yellow). Can you please clarify the differences? From what I understand they both capture the molars and premolars?

[@CheyenneBuckalew]

Hi!! The bite wing shows decay in between the teeth. The PA gets the whole tooth( the root). Hope this helps! 😄

[@brien3915]

Thank you for replying! 😊 i ordered the book you recommended and cannot wait to get into it

[@brien3915]

Cheyenne Buckalew n

[@razeeahali8234]

Also, bitewing radiographs show the upper and lower teeth on the film while Periapicals show only one arch at a time:)

[@cadaoluu8885]

♥️

[@Geenaa213]

My issue has been Ive been overlapping the X-rays. 😩😩 I can’t seem to get it right

[@ingridsaab5413]

Hi Cheyenne, I love, love your tutorials! I still need help opening those contacts posterior bitewings. One of the dentists I work for wants to see open contacts between 2,and 3 and 4 or I think 2 and 3. Anyways, she also wants to see open contacts for the same area in a PA. And, I am really struggling, even after I watched this video. I think I was able to improve just a little after watching this video, but I still need help opening those contacts. Do you have more tips please?

[@mariaph9700]

Hey Ingrid. I am also a new student too. It seems like the issue you are having is overlapping. So to correct this, the best way is to adjust your horizontal PID placement. If you notice overlapping image, you should move your PID (the sensor cone) horizontally towards the part that is shown more overlapping. You can also to +10 angulation too see if it helps. For anterior PAs, my dentist sometimes ask to do a bitewing to correct the overlap because it is hard to open all contacts at the same time.

[@ingridsaab5413]

@@mariaph9700 , I tried all of the above, and I still get overlapping with the posterior bitewings. I am getting slightly better, but I'm still struggling 🤣😂

[@laiswikkid]

I’m a brand new DA. The office that externed at is super busy. We have at least 6 new patient exams an hour. I’m low man on the totem pole, so I’m supposed to be doing them. I always get confused on how I’m supposed to set up for the FMX. I always struggle and the dr wants someone else to take the xrays. I end up doing filings, extractions, rcts , just about anything other than xrays. I need practice but I don’t get it. Could you do a video on how to set the equipment up? Like placement of the bite block onto the stem? It would probably help me tremendously. Thanks!

[@lindita7745]

That sounds stressful :( I hope things have gotten better for you!! Have you gotten more practice with x rays?

[@laiswikkid]

Lindita It is. I work for a corporate dental office and the schedule is jammed packed. I’ve had to learn by doing, so each mistake ends up being helpful. I have xrays down pat now.

[@doyouhearthepeoplesing2]

I always refuse x rays they make me gag but i rarely go to the dentist i avoid it for as long as i can

[@monoramamohanta2751]

Proper company name to buy this cray instrument thank you in advance

[@KraftingKitty]

Currently in Dental Assisting school and placing x-rays is the bane of my existence 😂 Thanks for this video!! :)

[@shawnadeyo]

Very helpful tips! I'm just starting my externship and I'm having a hard time with x rays. My dentist complains about everything I do. I'm only on my sixth day and he told me I should know how to do this by now...,😫😫

[@kylissasimmons342]

girl I sucked at x-rays so don't feel bad.sometimes certain Doctors and assistants could be rude. I worked with nice people though. my first time, the guy I worked with was really nice and helpful and would like throw me in but sometimes he made me felt stupid but then as time will go by he would tell me I was doing awesome and keep encouraging me and he ended up liking me lol so don't get discourage. I work with kids and sometimes my x-rays come out good and sometimes I struggle. its been a little over a year for me. don't beat yourself up. it will get better I promise

[@Mariesin]

Omg I start my externship in 2 days and now I’m even more nervous than I was 😩😩

[@bro.5182]

Dose it hurt?

[@arialrecercunningham4826]

Do you do free hand, without the ring? Any tips for that?

[@tofusouppable]

Arial Recer Cunningham my office doesn’t even have the rin kit at all! Anterior pictures are so much easier when you have the pt just bite on the sensor! SO MUCH EASIER!!!!

[@yuppitsme4319]

We don't use rings and rods at my office and I'm Having the hardest time with x rays i learned with rings and rods at school and I'm doing my externship hours and am having a hard time with x rays in the office. Any advice?

[@shaskins15]

I used facial land marks. For canines, think "eye teeth" and line tube head up pointing down or up but in line with the eyes. For #3 and #14, you follow the zygomatic arch back... dont be afraid to ask the patient to open again, and use your hand and stand back to make that line for you. I would also have the patient open, and position the tube head, then the sensor holder, and then adjust the tube head slightly if needed. If you can ask someone for help in your office, that's gonna be your best resource. I worked in an office with no guides 5 years ago and the assistants taught me a lot but I'm kinda forgetting some things lol.

[@monoramamohanta2751]

Sorry X-ray instrument name and company name and where I have to order

[@MetalThrashingMad]

Did anyone struggle with spatial issues ? I'm in dental assistant school and my teacher said she didn't know how to fix that issue. I've watched a few KZbin videos to try and fix it as well as buying my own dental rings and Bite blocks to practice on my boyfriend at home...

[@MsDstarr]

Can you to a video demonstrating an fmx with just a snap a ray and bite wings with just bite tabs please? (No use of rins)

[@yeseniagarcia1868]

yesssss i agree!

[@ashleysok4242]

I’ve been out of assisting for a while due to spine surgery,,, I have trouble opening contacts with bite wings and now I have to learn dentrix too now for a new office I’m actually nervous to go back it’s been so long .....

[@estrellamartinez3717]

Me too I just when back to my job, after 5 years. I'm so nervous. Good luck.

[@Nadusma]

@@estrellamartinez3717 after 5 years? Did you have to get your license reinstated? How is it? I’m thinking of going back as well, but I think I have to go back to DA school ... been out of assisting longer:(

[@JakeSmith-tu1cg]

Could you post a video of a cleaning showing your positioning?

[@kenrowe5386]

I can not handle those they make me gag

[@njmommy3455]

Do you use snap a ray sometimes

[@CheyenneBuckalew]

I do! But I mostly only use them for endo xrays.

[@uzielperez5744]

Cones are for rookies remember that

[@nasrphoenix4786]

My biggest mistake is cutting the Crowns off

[@mmgmd818]

In our office we dont even have that round thing.

[@francessamael4074]

Get a damn toilet paper roll to demonstrate the PID...bad explanation

[@natalyadallakyan1603]

Thank you so much!