3-D Scan & Analysis

Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT), also known as digital volume tomography (DVT), is a special type of X-ray technology that generates 3D images. In the recent years, CBCT has been developed specifically for its use in the dental and maxillofacial areas to overcome the limitations of 2D imaging such as buccolingual superimposition. It is becoming the imaging modality of choice in certain clinical scenarios although clinical research justifies its limited use.

Indications of CBCT, according to the SEDENTEXCT (Safety and Efficacy of a New and Emerging Dental X-ray Modality) guidelines include

Developing dentition

• Assessment of unerupted and/or impacted teeth

• Assessment of external resorption

• Assessment of cleft palate

• Treatment planning for complex maxillofacial skeletal abnormalities

Restoration of dentition (if conventional imaging is inadequate)

• Assessment of infra-bony defects and furcation lesions

• Assessment of root canal anatomy in multi-rooted teeth

• Treatment planning of surgical endodontic procedures and complex endodontic treatments

• Assessment of dental trauma

Surgical

• Assessment of lower third molars where intimate relationship with the inferior dental canal is suspected

• Assessment of unerupted teeth

• Prior to implant placement

• Assessment of pathological lesions of the jaws (cysts, tumors, giant cell lesions, etc.)

• Assessment of facial fractures

• Treatment planning of orthognathic surgery

• Assessment of bony elements of the maxillary antra and TMJ

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