Cone Beam CT Referrals @ £115
What is a Dental CT Scan?
Dental CT Scans use advanced computer programs to analyze an X-ray study. By providing detailed two-dimensional and three-dimensional images, Dental CT Scans enable your dentist to select the best location for your implants and plan the details of your surgery with pinpoint accuracy, well before the operation.
How does a Dental CT Scan differ from conventional X-rays?
Routine dental x-rays are two-dimensional; they only show the location of your teeth and the height of the bone. These x-rays are often distorted, and they cannot depict the thickness of your jawbone. A Dental CT Scan, on the other hand, is distortion free. It illustrates the actual make-up of the bone and provides three-dimensional and cross-sectional views of your jaws. The life-sized images allow your dentist to accurately measure the amount of bone that is available for implants.
So why do I need such a specialized X-ray?
Dental CT Scans help your dentist determine whether you are a good candidate for implant surgery. This can save you an unnecessary operation. Because the study tells your dentist a lot more than conventional x-rays, it helps him or her better prepare for your surgery. A Dental CT Scan means your dentist will know the exact location of anatomical structures, the contours of the jaw bone, and the best sites for your implants before surgery. This means that there are virtually no surprises when your dentist performs your surgery. That means less operating time, and fewer complications for you. By sending you for this type of study your dentist is providing you with the very best possible care.
Do I need to do anything special? And what will happen to me during the CT scan?
You do not need to prepare for the CT scan. You may be asked to remove any jewelry from your head and neck so that it does not interfere with the study. Once in the examination room, all that you have to do is keep still for those few minutes that the scan takes so that clear pictures are obtained. Your dentist may provide you with a mouthpiece to bite on; this will separate your jaws and help you to keep them still. The rest is even easier.
The radiographer will explain each stage before it happens. You will not feel anything and the only part of your body in the scanner will be your head. In less than 15 minutes you will be finished. After the scan the radiographer will give the final results to your dentist. And that's all there is to it!
What about the radiation aspects?
Cirencester Dental Practice uses the Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) scanner which is compact in size and the relatively low radiation dosage of the CBCT scanner makes it ideally suited for imaging the craniofacial region, including dental structures.
CT Scan Request Form (for use by referring Dentists only)
Completed forms can be sent to us by any one of the following methods, however please put the original signed copy in the post to us as well if you chose to email or fax us:
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