Dental cone beam computed tomography ct also known as cone beam computed tomography cbct is a type of dental x ray equipment that takes panoramic 3d images of your teeth gums soft tissues and nerve pathways in a single scan.
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A dental cone beam ct scan provides more detailed and precise dental imaging versus traditional dental x rays.
Dental cone beam computed tomography cbct provides anatomical image data similar to a medical ct scan.
While a patient receives much more radiation with a cone beam scan than with other standard dental imaging methods it is a much lower radiation dose than a medical scan.
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A dental cone beam ct scan can be used to capture dental images of your whole mouth or it can be used to focus in on and capture dental images of a specific area of your upper or lower jaw.
Your doctor may use this technology to produce three dimensional 3 d images of your teeth soft tissues nerve pathways and bone in a single scan.
This procedure requires little to no special preparation.
Cone beam computed tomography systems cbct are a variation of traditional computed tomography ct systems.
The 3d images help our dentists at capstone dental diagnose problem areas more efficiently.
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