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Discussions on CT Scans for Dental Implant Treatment

Welcome to the CT Scans for Dental Implant Treatment Section of OsseoNews.com, where you can research, and participate in discussions about CT Scans for Dental Implant Treatment. It's the one place where dentists, surgeons, and industry experts share their knowledge on CT Scans for Dental Implant Treatment.

Recent CT Scans for Dental Implant Treatment Discussions

• Accuracy of Cone Beam Scan with Metallic Restorations?

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

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• Cone Beam vs. Conventional CT Scans: Radiation Levels?

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

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• 3-D Dental Imaging for Implants: Part I

  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…

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• Using Panoramic Radiographs: Should I Switch to CT Scans?

  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.

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• iCat Scan for Pregnant Women?

  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?

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• Cone Beam vs. Traditional CT Scans

  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.

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• High Quality CT Images for Dental Implant Patients

  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.

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• Interview: Advantages of the SimPlant Platform

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

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• Diagnostic Models vs. Computer-Generated Guides

  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?

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• CT Scans: Standard of Care for Implants?

  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?

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• Numbness After Implants

  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.

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

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

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• CT Scans for Dental Implant Treatment

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

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• Cone Beam CT Scanning for Dental Imaging

  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.

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• CT-based Planning for Dental Implants

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

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• CT Scan for Dental Implants

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

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• Cone Beam CT: An Interview with the President of iCat

  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.

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• CT Scanning: Data, Planning, Training

  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.

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• Dr. Scott Ganz on CT Scanning

  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.

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• Utilizing Intraoral Photography

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

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