CBCT is an imaging technology that allows dentists to evaluate the underlying bone structure, as well as the nerve pathways. It is really important to know your bone in three dimensions when placing dental implants and in certain cases removing the wisdom teeth. The wisdom teeth roots sometimes are in close approximation to the underlying nerve and removal of wisdom tooth in such cases can result in inevitable nerve injury leading to short term or long term numbness on the lip, tongue or chin area. An alternative course of treatment in such a case can avoid nerve injury.
It can be used to aid in diagnosing otherwise undetectable problems like pathology or a cracked tooth.
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