At W. Eric Martin DDS, PC we’re proud to offer high quality treatment for all our valued patients. Our Champaign dentist uses a 3D dental cone beam scan, also known as dental cone beam computed tomography (CT), to get a better image of your soft tissues, bone, and nerve pathways. Regular facial or dental x-rays may not always provide as much clarity as a cone beam scan.
What is a Cone Beam Scan?
A cone beam scan is a special type of x-ray that aids our Champaign dentist in treatment planning. Although a cone beam scan differs from a conventional CT, they both provide high-quality images. However, the cone beam scan uses the high resolution images to re-create a virtual 3D model, allowing Dr. Martin a detailed view of all different aspects and angles of a patient’s mouth, teeth, bones, soft tissues, and nerve pathways. As a result, our Champaign dentist is able to provide personalized treatment that is tailored to your specific dental needs.
The cone beam x-ray is shaped like a cone and is designed to move around the patient in order to produce a wide range of images, also known as views. These images not only help in treatment planning, they also allow our Champaign dentist to evaluate the development of diseases and keep track of any new formations.
Able to identify abnormalities, infections, cysts, tumors, etc.