Dental CBCT Scan

Undeniable advantages of CBCT are:

• high informativeness, accuracy – it can detect neoplasms as small as 0.1 mm, identify inflammatory processes at early stages;
• a wide range of applications – scanning is necessary in the treatment of various dental diseases, planning surgeries, and developing implantation tactics;
• three-dimensional visualization of the studied area in digital format;
• minimal radiation load – this means that harm to health is minimized, and the procedure can be repeated if more information is needed by the doctors;
• the ability to obtain the necessary data for dentists within 60-90 seconds. Cone beam computed tomography also has its limitations.

No special preparation is needed. But just before the examination, you need to remove jewelry and other metal objects located in the face and neck area: hairpins, earrings, hearing aids. If possible, piercings and dental prostheses should also be removed. Next, the technician puts a protective apron on the patient to protect internal organs from radiation. After that, the patient needs to sit or stand near the tomograph. The doctor helps to take the correct position and fixes the head. Hands can be comfortably placed on the handrails. Then the doctor turns on the equipment. The rotating sensor takes pictures in the required projections. The duration of the scan depends on how much information the dentist needs. But usually, the procedure can be completed in 20-30 seconds. After the diagnosis, the patient's head is freed from the fixators, and they can leave the room. The results in digital format are given to the patient and the attending physician – in this case, they are recorded on a disk – or sent by email. You should not interpret the images yourself. This should be done by a specialist.