my teeth are really bad, from being disabled its hard to brush as often as I should I cant hardly sit or stand. i got 2 for sure need pulling I don't know if the rest can be saved. But I have extremely bad gag reflexes, I cant put bitwing in mouth mainly because if the plastic bag that Is over it. they said I could use the panoramic xrays but I looked on here and it says it doesn't really show cavities . What are my options? i cant use digital cause of gag reflexes and panoramic doesn't show cavities how is dentist gonna tell what all needs to be done?
Panos aren’t something that are ‘routine’ compared to something like bitewings. You should only really do them if there’s an indication. For a lower first molar I would probably want a PA first and if I can’t get that or there’s an issue with it then I’d probably get a pano :)
