3-D Imaging
CBCT is dentistry’s most accurate imaging technology. It provides the team at Gentle Dental Care with the ability to diagnose dental issues providing more confident solutions more accurately for our patients.
So, what exactly is CBCT?
CBCT provides Gentle Dental Care with detailed images that evaluate diseases of the jaw, dentition, bony structures of the face, nasal cavity, and sinuses. Simply, our Cone Beam is a computer controlled 3-dimensional scanning system operating in an “open-environment”. It safely generates crystal-clear high-definition images of a person’s teeth, soft tissues, nerve pathways and bone within seconds. You simply stand in front of the scanner and smile; the machine does the rest.
Is the amount of radiation exposure from CBCT dangerous?
Absolutely not. The amount of radiation exposure from a typical cone beam image is the equivalent of a human living on planet Earth for eight days. Gentle Dental Care knows how scary the term “radiation” can be to patients; that is why Dr. Parikh has equipped her office with the most advanced low-dose digital imaging in the dental field.
How does cone beam CT work?
Using a rotating imaging device that moves around the patient’s head, the scanner records between 150 and 600 different imaging views in under 15 seconds. Then, a powerful computer processes the information and creates a virtual model of the area. When it’s done, the model appears as a three-dimensional image on the computer screen, which can be rotated in any direction, giving Gentle Dental Care dental service providers a view from virtually every angle to diagnose dental issues and dental service outcome.
