Dental X rays may be on their way out as new technology in the dental sector moves in: welcome the Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT). It has literally become the new benchmark in dental imaging.
What is does is that it produces an accurate scan of the head and neck, then fed to a software which shows the anatomy of the patient in 3D. It’s so accurate that the virtual reproduction is correct to within a tenth of a millimeter.
It can be done anywhere: the dentists office or at a site off compound. There are also a lot of programs a dentist can use for CBCT. The anatomy can be viewed in many different planes to provide a precise knowledge of the disposition of anatomical structures!