Preparing for your OPG
Duration:
10 minutes (approx.)
Type:
Low-dose ionising radiation
Prep:
No preparation
Notes:
Walk-ins accepted using any provider’s referral
Before your visit
We want you to feel comfortable and prepared for your scan. Here’s what to expect:
- Please advise us if you are, or think you may be, pregnant.
- Please bring your referral, Medicare and Pension Health Care Cards with any previous imaging relating to the region being scanned.
- Remove jewellery and metal objects from the head and neck, as these items can interfere with the X-ray quality.
During your scan
- You’ll be positioned standing into the OPG unit
- It is very important you remain still during your scan.
Why Choose GMI for Your OPG
Our OPG unit will meet all your dental imaging requirements.
Garran Medical Imaging boasts a class leading digital OPG and Cephalometric machine which provides excellent image quality and utilises cutting edge “one-shot” cephalometric technology with high quality panoramic imaging.
Our OPG machine also offers an Automatic Landmark Tracing feature for cephalostats.
OPG stands for orthopantomogram and is a special x-ray of the teeth, jaws and lower face. An OPG provides a panoramic x-ray of the above-mentioned areas. OPG uses x-rays to obtain the images.
These are a type of ionising radiation that are produced by the machine to allow images to be taken. These x-rays pass through the teeth and jaw in varying amounts, depending on the type of tissue that they interact with. A digital detector receives the x-rays and converts them into an image.
