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Cone beam CT is a tomographic scanning technology that can scan and acquire a specified volume of the patient head and generate a 3D data set at much lower radiation doses than their medical CT counterparts. In effect, Cone Beam CT represents the latest generation in medical imaging scanning machines ascending from conventional x-ray to panoramic and cephalometric x-ray to medical spiral CT. It provides numerous advantages over the other imaging modalities in favor for its accuracy, speed and safety. Above all, its an economical and cost effective system that can supplant to a huge extent the existing modalities to be the standard of health care.
Most of the CBCT scanners are square like machines with a chair. You will sit upright while a C-arm rotates around your head.Within the arm there is an X-ray source and detector (X-ray receiver),which will make one complete 360° rotation for each scan. While the arm is rotating, it is capturing multiple images of your head from different angles.
These images are then reconstructed to create a 3D image of your internal anatomy. Some of the CBCT scanners have you lay down on a table that can move up or down, and slide into and out of the center of a hole, while a gantry makes the 360° rotation.
How does the CT scan help my Dentist?
It allows him/her to:
• Visualize internal anatomy that can not be diagnosed externally
• Plan treatment and surgery
• Prepare necessary aids
• Assess risk
• Analyze the position and orientation of critical structures, like nerves, teeth roots, previous implants, the sinus and nose.
What are the Cone Beam scanners used for?
Oral surgery, Implant planning (learn more about implants), Orthodontic planning & implant anchorage, Cephalometric analysis, TMJ analysis, Airway study (sleep apnea), Jaw tumors, Impacted teeth, Periodontal diseases, Endodontic anomalies.
Benefits:
X-Ray Radiation exposure to the patient is up 10 times less than a regular CT scanner. Unlike regular x-rays CT scans can discriminate between many types of tissue including bone, teeth, nerves and soft tissue, CT scans are noninvasive, and can eliminate the need for exploratory surgery in some cases, CT can identify the effects of conditions such as infection and tumors.
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