Fifteen seconds, then certainty.
A seat, not a procedure.
You sit still for about fifteen seconds while the scanner arcs once around your head. No contrast, no preparation, nothing in your mouth.
A focused field.
We scan the region in question — not your whole skull — keeping the dose small and the resolution high where it matters.
Read slice by slice.
The tooth is examined in three planes at fractions of a millimeter: extra canals, cracks, lesion size, sinus involvement, bone levels.
Shown, not summarized.
You see the scan on screen with the findings pointed out — patients routinely spot their own problem once it’s in 3D.
The plan follows the map.
Treatment decisions — including the decision not to treat — come from what the scan proves, not from probability.
Asked in this chair, often.
Is the scan safe?
Yes — a focused dental CBCT is a small fraction of a medical CT’s dose, and we scan only the region in question, only when the answer changes the plan.
Does insurance cover it?
Often, when diagnostically indicated — and it’s included in many of our consultation and treatment fees. You’ll know the exact cost before scanning.
I already have X-rays — why scan again?
Flat films compress a 3D tooth into one shadow; roughly half of extra canals and many lesions simply don’t show. If your X-rays answer the question, we won’t rescan.
Do I need to prepare?
No — fifteen seconds seated, fully clothed, same visit as your consultation.
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MEDICAL DISCLAIMER: FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY — NOT MEDICAL ADVICE. CONSULT A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT.
Treated on a guess last time?
Fifteen seconds of imaging beats months of uncertainty. The map comes first here.