Cone Beam CT Imaging

What is Cone Beam CT Imaging (CBCT)?

In keeping with our commitment to your overall wellness, health and comfort, we use the Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) to diagnose and plan appropriate treatments.

This technology provides Dr. Yaremko and our team with the ability to visualize the intricate structures inside your mouth, such as root canals, nerves and sinuses within the jaw and in three dimensions. The CBCT scan does all this without surgery.

We can also confirm that adequate healing of bone has occurred before surgical implants are placed with this scan.

This essential tool is safe. In fact, it keeps radiation exposure to our patients very minimal with as little as 1/100th of a standard medical scan.

Cone Beam CT has some similarities with conventional X-rays, and also with the standard CT scans you would get in a hospital setting. It’s a quantum leap forward in technology and diagnostic precision.

How Cone Beam CT Works

Conventional X-rays can be limiting in helping to establish an issue or a treatment plan as they show only one perspective on the scene.

Using a rotating imaging device that moves around the patient’s head, the CBCT scanner records between 150 and 600 different X-ray views in under a minute. The information is then processed to create a virtual model of the area X-rayed. When it’s done, the model appears like a three-dimensional image on a computer screen and can be rotated from side to side or up and down, examined in greater or less detail, and manipulated in any number of ways.

Where our Cone Beam CT is used

The Cone Beam CT gives us the ability to see fine anatomical structures in 3D. This has proven invaluable in treating conditions in many areas of dentistry.

Dental Bone Evaluation

We can evaluate the height, width and angulation of bone in areas where implants are being planned. In areas where there is inadequate bone for an implant the CBCT scan can be used to plan for bone grafting. Adequate healing of the bone before placement of the implant surgically is also confirmed by CBCT scan.

Dental Implants

Detailed CBCT images are used to determine the optimum location for the titanium implants while avoiding nerves, sinuses and areas of low bone density.

Oral Surgery

Treatment for tumors or impacted teeth is aided by the level of fine detail that is shown in the Cone Beam CT scans.

Endodontics

Dentists performing intricate procedures (like complex root canals, for example) can benefit from a clearer visualization of the tooth’s anatomy.

Could Cone Beam CT Benefit You?

Each patient’s situation is different, and must be carefully considered by a clinical professional before any test or procedure is performed. While CBCT delivers a smaller dose of radiation (X-rays) than many other diagnostic tests, it still carries a small risk, since there is radiation involved. We will take into account all risks, benefits and alternatives before recommending this (or any) medical procedure.

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