General [[anaesthesia]] is required for [[Intra-Oral Radiography - Small Animal|radiography]]. Ideally [[Oral Examination Under General Anaesthesia|clinical examination]] and [[Dental Recording|recording]] should precede the radiographic evaluation. It is also useful to clean the teeth before any radiographs are taken. Dental calculus, because it is radiodense, can obscure pathological lesions on a radiograph. | General [[anaesthesia]] is required for [[Intra-Oral Radiography - Small Animal|radiography]]. Ideally [[Oral Examination Under General Anaesthesia|clinical examination]] and [[Dental Recording|recording]] should precede the radiographic evaluation. It is also useful to clean the teeth before any radiographs are taken. Dental calculus, because it is radiodense, can obscure pathological lesions on a radiograph. |