Comments on: Dental X-Rays

By: belle

belle — Thu, 06 May 2010 20:55:42 +0000

Thanks to this article. I learned something. Keep posting!:)

By: Yati (Queen's Road)

Yati (Queen's Road) — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:03:07 +0000

I require to do CT Scan for my teeth, can someone tell me where is the cheaper clinic/dentist that I can go? I really can’t afford $250 that was refferred to me. Please help.

By: ppo Dental Plans

ppo Dental Plans — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:13:24 +0000

Wonderful article. Both well written and informative at the same time. Love it!

By: LuLu

LuLu — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:46:47 +0000

Dear Editor,

How to define complex cases? i am going for a full mouth implant, so should i go for one that has dental CT?

If yes, who is using one in Singapore?

What about radiation?

LuLu

By: editor

editor — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:15:35 +0000

Hi Lulu,

Cone beam CT is yet another advancement in dentistry, giving dental surgeons ‘eyes’ to see into areas of bone mass and shape never possible until now. As of every technological advancement, the benefits far surpass the latter.

But frankly, as in any industry (Lasik, medical, gardening etc), the companies that churn out the ‘latest technology’ are the same forces that lobby the product’s benefits to dentist. Dentist in turn, having forked out large amounts of finances, push the benefits of these technology to the public. Knowing this, a dentist that has bought a CT cone beam would definitely ‘boast’ of the accuracy and dire need of having a CT Scan before doing any implant surgery.

Yet, dental surgeons have been successfully doing implant surgeries before the existence of CT scans…

Bottom line: Yes CT gives more accuracy (especially for more complex cases). But dental surgeons do not need it to accurately plan treatment.