UK DENTAL CT SCANNING
LOW COST - QUICK RESPONSE - NO WAITING TIME - DENTAL EXPERTISE - LOW EXPOSURE

• 3-D CT SCANS ONLY £125

We offer Cone Beam 3-D Dental CT Scans using i-CAT technology at the lowest prices in the UK. Dentists’ patients won't have to wait for ages and then queue at a hospital for their scan. Scan data may be viewed using a number of different systems and we can supply quality glossy print-outs.

These scans should not be confused with an MRI Scan which cost more, and are generally used for diagnosing other problems.

The manufacturers claim that the i-CAT Cone Beam 3D Scanner is the most accurate available worldwide today. It produces a high resolution image accurate to 0.1mm, and uses considerably less radiation than conventional "hospital" scanners.

Our implantologists have undertaken pre-operative implant planning for thousands of patients, and are available to advise referring dentists if required.

Self-Referring & Self-Pay Patients can also book directly with us. Click Here to book an appointment.

Diagnostic CT scan images are supplied to referring dentists, burnt onto a CD and can also supplied with the necessary software to make them fully readable on any reasonably modern computer.

Diagnostic CT scans are useful for a variety of reasons:

• To check a patient’s suitability for dental implants
• To check bone depth, width and density prior to placement of implants.
• To find the best location to place an implant, avoiding sinuses & nerve canals.
• To have a 3-D view of the sinus cavities, to assess the need for sinus lifts.
• To detect vertical root fractures that may not be visible on an OPG.
• To check the proximity of an impacted 3rd molar or other tooth to the nerve canal.
• To investigate damage done during previous root canal treatment.
• For an accurate assessment where there are legal issues or claims pending

Vertical Root Fractures: Value of CT in Detection

Vertical root fractures occur in approximately 4% of root canal treated teeth and are difficult to diagnose on the basis of clinical observations, even with the use of conventional OPG's. A fracture line is observed on dental radiographs in only about 35% of cases. Because a vertical root fracture necessitates extraction of the tooth, it is advantageous to find a more efficient and reliable means of establishing the diagnosis before an operation, so that the costs and effort of an ineffective apical root resection may be avoided.

Dento-Legal Considerations

A CT scan can be useful in a case where legal issues have arisen; where a patient has decided for whatever reason to make a claim against a GDP for treatment that did not result as the patient had expected. CT scans can provide invaluable information that could provide GDP's with evidence that could exonerate them completely. In a case where there are legal issues are pending we can take a diagnostic CT scan, which can be sent to an appointed expert witness.

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