Digital X-rays offer the technological advancement over the old x-ray development process. A dental digital X-ray (radiography) system allows the dentist to take a picture of the patient’s teeth, and immediately view the image on a computer monitor with up to 90% less radiation. A small, flat sensor is inserted into the patient’s mouth similar to the conventional x-ray film. This sensor, connected via a thin wire to a computer, captures the image of the tooth and displays it immediately on the computer screen The digital images can then be enlarged (zoomed), rotated, focused and even colorized, aiding in the dentist’s diagnosis.