How accurate is a Cone Beam scan when the patient has metallic restorations like amalgams, crowns and bridges?

I’m wondering how this warning about CT scans extends to Cone Beam Volumetric CT scans that we use in dentistry?

The 1st International Congress on 3-Dimensional Dental Imaging was held in New York City last week. Didn’t have time to attend? Not to worry, what follows is Part I or our three part summary of this important event for implant dentistry…

I have been using panoramic radiographs to plan dental implant placement. I have the patient wear an occlusion rim with 5mm diameter steel balls to gauge bone dimensions. This has worked well for me for the last ten years. I place and restore dental implants.

Is anyone able advise as to any risks or suitability of the iCat Cone Beam scan for pregnant women? How safe is the radiation dose?

Due to the advent of dental CBVT technologies, the bar has been raised in the field of dental implantology. This is one of those times when dentistry is going to have to take one giant step forward and embrace a new technology that may intimidate those unfamiliar with it or haven’t tried enough to appreciate its benefits.

We took great care in creating a state-of-the-art system that simplifies the process from the ordering and scheduling of a CT scan, to the processing of the scan, to delivering the scan to the doctor. This process can usually be done the same day.

Discuss the SimPlant Platform and its many applications in implant dentistry.

He said what we should all be doing now is using a CT scan and a computer- generated guide stent. Am I still in the stone age with my diagnostic models?

I’m just wondering if a CT scan was easy to get and read, would you do it more often when treatment planning for dental implants? Won’t this then make dental implant treatments even more expensive to patients?

I had dental implants last year for missing teeth. Within hours of the placement of mandibular dental implants, I developed profound numbness on the right half of lower lip.

Dr. Jack Krauser on CT Scans, planning in 3-dimensions, and more…

Is it imperative to take CT scans for all of our dental implant patients? Somebody might say “case selection”, but what does this mean?

There are many advantages over traditional CT scans…The single most groundbreaking advantage of the i-CAT is easy, convenient and low-cost access to this imaging modality for the patient and the dentist.

Some of our subscribers believe that the real major paradigm shift in implant dentistry, is towards CT-based Planning for Dental Implants

Those practices where a relatively high volume of implants, will soon witness the appearance of CT machines

We recently had the opportunity to interview Ed Marandola, the President and CEO of Imaging Sciences International, about their cutting-edge, 3-D, cone beam CT scanning technology, the i-CAT.

A CT scan yields the most accurate information about four critical factors in treatment planning for dental implants. A CT scan enables the dentist to quantify the quality and quantity of bone available.

CT, with the 3-dimensional reconstruction available today, gives us incredible insights into the patient’s anatomy, not just for dental implants, but for other procedures as well.

The first article in a series that will cover both camera equipment and software utilized to enhance patient education and presentations.