Tips and Tricks for Bitewing X-Rays

[@Alexitis]

WHY DO WE NOT HAVE YOU GUYS AS OUR INSTRUCTORS? LOL :'(

[@avarachika]

I hate bitewings, always get overlapping

[@valisa3874]

I hear you, I was humbled today and I have been a CDA for nine years! BW are still hard for me, it’s a hit or miss honestly. I take the best BW when I use film, but more practices are upgraded to digital now. I just want to take a perfect BW with confidence

[@avarachika]

@@valisa3874 I'm getting much better xrays now especially with adults, but I still struggle with kids. I realize now that bad xrays could be contributed by a patient who does not cooperate well and/or if they are only biting on a film with no grip support.

[@tubularcandy812]

@@avarachika You know dental x rays are dangerous?

[@avarachika]

@@tubularcandy812 yes, we do know which is why we minimize retakes.

[@lifeisgood902]

Can you explain how to line up the sensor to get the open contact

[@lifeisgood902]

I still don’t get it after I watch it

[@cachetesavlogs8983]

Me

[@kae488]

basically, overlapping is caused bc your x-ray beam isn’t parallel to the film

[@juankroosfrausto7411]

Bite wings are easy what's hard for me is the Posterior PA's especially the lower ones it'd be nice if we had guide rings

[@tamibear7598]

What do you use?

[@sarahghabte]

Guide rings

[@antionettejohnson2002]

Everyone is different

[@rainsol9901]

Because at my office most of the office patients are non english or spanish speakers sometimes they don't Bite fully so I have to show them my teeth..and show them my teeth together smile..or I always place a cotton so it more confortable..or I aim the cone coming from the back slightly and place the cone closer to the jaw..😊

[@winnieli1]

how to take BWs, not to overlapping with digital?

[@susanahernandez9325]

oh! I was wondering what that artifact was at the edges of my x-rays! 😏 oops

[@bellar3488]

What does she mean when she says, the angle to open up molar contacts is from the mesial and to open up premolar contacts is from the distal?

[@PuffinsJBunnyCat]

I've watched 3x trying to figure it out, best I can say is they are talking about angling the tubehead from the mesial side of the molars, and distal side of premolars. I have radiology tomorrow so I'm going to try it out.

[@rowenamalicdem7775]

M..

[@antionettejohnson2002]

I am struggling with bite wings

[@thebeautifulrose294]

I remember being scared of the dentist

[@mandlandlovu326]

By7

[@monisarostamzada6146]

Thanks

[@megansullivan9654]

Very helpful! thanks!

[@abdullahsamodxn8406]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@darkchaser56]

How to take x ray for anterior teeth

[@titaamaya2763]

LoVeRbOy

[@mahziaree]

Elham mahdavi ✌️🌹🌺