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OPG X-Ray Explained: A Patient’s Guide to Dental and Jaw Imaging

X-Ray of the Jaw

An OPG (Orthopantomogram) is a wide-view dental X-ray that captures the upper jaw, lower jaw, all teeth, and surrounding structures on a single image. It is one of the most common forms of imaging used in general dentistry, orthodontics, oral surgery, and emergency medicine. The X-ray is two-dimensional and shows a flattened, half-circle view from […]