Advanced Digital Technology For Better Treatment Planning And Diagnosis

The Benefits Of Cone Beam

You can enjoy a safer, faster, and more comfortable session for dental x-rays with the Cone Beam 3-D Dental Imaging System.

• Provides a comprehensive 3-D digital image of face and jaw
• Useful for diagnosis of complex dental conditions 
• Faster, safer, and more comfortable

Cone Beam Uses

The Cone Beam is used in many dental procedures, including:

• Implant planning
• Earlier detection of oral infections and tumors
• TMJ analysis
• Airway studies (ie: sleep apnea)
• Impacted teeth
• Periodontal disease

Cone Beam 3-D Imaging

Our office is one of the few periodontal offices in Orange County to have an in-office, state-of-the-art, i-CAT Cone Beam 3-D Imaging System. Just like medical CT scans, the i-CAT gives Dr. Miller and Dr. Bounds an advanced and detailed three dimensional look inside the interior of your upper and lower jaws. This information is essential for most of our dental implant patients. These computer generated images will give Dr. Miller and Dr. Bounds critical diagnostic information such as the location of nerves and sinuses, as well as the width, shape and density of the jawbone. This information can be used to help determine the most suitable implant (size and shape) for each patient, minimizing the risk of nerve damage and eliminating "surgical surprises". Just as an orthopedic surgeon wouldn't perform a knee or hip replacement without a medical CT scan, Dr. Miller and Dr. Bounds need an i-CAT prior to placing dental implants.

While the i-CAT gives Dr. Miller and Dr. Bounds similar information as a medical CT scan, the i-CAT has a radiation dose that is about one-tenth that of medical CT scans. The actually i-CAT scan time is only about nine seconds and it takes the computer about one minute to build the images. While we used to have to refer our patients out to an outside imaging center for i-Cat images, we can now take it at your exam and consultation appointment and review it with you a few minutes later!