Have you wondered what the difference is between a dental cone beam ct and a ct scan? Watch this video to understand the key differences of the two and what role they play with dental implants. Dr. Parsa Zadeh explains that although most patients do not know of cone beam ct imaging, it is the go-to machine for implant dentists. Dr. Parsa Zadeh answers a series of important questions like:
What is the difference between a CT and CBCT scan for dental imaging?
What is the benefit of having a 3 dimensional radiograph?
Why is it important to know how deep the bone is for dental implants?
How can you know when there is not enough bone for dental implants?
What is the main job of a CT scan?
In this video, Dr. Parsa Zadeh explains what a CT (computerized axial tomography) scan is and how there is a common misconception with individuals thinking this is the common machine used in dentistry. In fact, the machines that are used to take X ray images are typically cone beam ct scans or CBCT for short.The difference between the two is by how much radiation it puts out. A dental cone beam ct uses technology which radiates the patient much less but it also provides less data than a regular medical CT scan. Although cone beam machines differ in the way they section, the way they expose the patient and how much data they provide, both a CBCT and a CT shows more or less the same thing. The end result when using a CBCT is to get a 3 dimensional radiograph of the patient. This will in turn show you how deep the bone is and provides a huge benefit as it is imperative to know as an implant dentist of how much bone depth you have to work with.
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4 май 2017
