“The Tooth And Nothing But The Tooth”
By Chris “Dr Smile Maker” Branfield
Dentistry Moves On At
Pace -3D Scanning
Hello
again, I hope you are well. Well, as I
write Hull City are top of the table!! The
last 20 minutes against Middlesbrough was like an exhibition match. A great win and performance. Well done lads, lets get back up to the top
flight again. Somebody told me that last
months article made them laugh and cry.
I must say that’s how I feel when I talk about our trips to Morocco
treating the kids.
Dentistry Moves On
In
September I went on a whirlwind trip to Helsinki on my quest to find the right
Dental Cone Beam CT Scanner. I wanted a
machine to replace my film based large X-ray unit for 2D images of the jaws but
also a machine that can give great quality 3D images of teeth, jaws and
sinus. I must say I was blown away by
this kit.
To
get a 3D scan we used to have to send people to hospital for a conventional CT
scan. This gave a very large image with
a relatively high radiation dose. Then
we couldn’t read the data and had to send off to a different company to make
sense of it. This took time and was expensive.
Why
3D?
Normal xray images show detail in just 2
dimensions. Most of the time this is
enough but for more detailed diagnosis and treatment planning we need 3D. It is useful when things are
superimposed. Examples of this include
seeing exactly where a nerve is in relation to a wisdom tooth. Another example is planning implants. A normal 2D X-ray will show bone height but
not how thick it is.
CBCT scan shows far more detail in 3D
Detailed
Dental Implant Planning
So, 3D planning can really improve diagnosis and
planning and most importantly SAFETY. I bet that’s got your pulse racing! Ho Ho Ho, I know I am such an anorak.
Berlin
Here I Come
Next week I’m off to Berlin to do my exam for my Mastership
In Dental Lasers. There is an
International Conference at the same time and we have to do some case
presentations to conference. No pressure
then! Wish me luck.
Until next time.
Take care and be good. Have a
great Christmas and all the best for the New Year.
Chris Branfield is Principal Dentist at Castle Park
Dental Care, Castle Villa, 28 Castle Road, Cottingham, telephone 01482
772550. He has been in dental practice
for 22 years and has a special interest in life changing, pain free dentistry
with dental implants, rapid teeth straightening and cosmetic dentistry. And,
not only that Chris is founder member and trustee of Dental Mavericks charity-
ending the daily dental pain of Moroccan kids. For more patient success stories
and Chris’s charity work go here now www.castleparkdental.co.uk
