The fastest way to see your whole mouth at once is a panoramic X-ray at Annapolis Dental Center: one gentle sweep around your head, no sensors inside your mouth, and the full picture is on screen in seconds.
The Broad Map of Your Mouth
The panoramic X-ray captures every tooth, both jawbones, wisdom tooth positions, sinus floors, and the temporomandibular joints in a single continuous image. It is the foundation record for new patients and the right tool whenever the question is broad: where are things, how healthy is the bone, what still needs erupting.
It also happens to be the most comfortable imaging we offer: nothing enters your mouth, your head rests against a small chin guide, and the arm rotates once. Gag-prone patients especially find it refreshingly easy.
- Every tooth, both jaws, sinuses, and TMJs in one image
- No intraoral sensors at all
- One rotation lasting under a minute
- Instant image for chairside review
What the Visit Looks Like
The easiest imaging appointment in dentistry
Position Comfortably
You stand or sit with your chin on a small guide. The machine does everything else.
One Smooth Rotation
The arm sweeps once around your head, capturing the entire mouth as it passes.
Instant Review
We open the image beside you immediately and walk the landscape: teeth, bone, joints, sinuses.
Only If Needed, Go Deeper
Where depth matters, 3D CBCT or targeted bitewings follow, chosen for exactly the question at hand.
When We Reach for the Panoramic
New-patient mapping, wisdom tooth checks, full-mouth reviews before major treatment, jaw-joint symptoms, and orthodontic evaluations are all likely panoramic moments. It earns its place whenever one image beats a dozen small ones.
For cavity tracking between cleanings we stick with targeted digital X-rays, and for surgical depth we move to 3D CBCT. Every level of imaging has a job, and we send the least you actually need.
- Whole-mouth one-image overviews
- Wisdom tooth and eruption checks
- Pre-treatment planning baseline
- Targeted images follow only when needed
