How Is a Dental Cone Beam System Used in Orthodontics?

Orthodontists, like other dental professionals, stand to benefit greatly from the precise, 3D images, capturing fine details associated not only with teeth and bone but also soft tissues, made possible by dental cone beam technology.

In many ways, the use of cone beam systems is justified for use in younger patients. Here are some of the ways in which they are used.

Dental Cone Beam Technology in Orthodontics

Compared to conventional radiography, the precise, three-dimensional, volumetric insights offered by dental cone beam imaging give it a number of use cases in orthodontics, including the following:

• Impacted and transposed teeth: A common problem, specifically affecting third molars and maxillary canines; determining the exact, dimensional position of an impacted tooth is critical to creating an effective treatment plan or surgical guide. Cone beam systems make it easier for orthodontists to accurately localize the affected tooth or teeth, as well as if there is any root resorption.
  
  
• Skeletal anchorage: In any situation in which temporary skeletal anchorage becomes a necessity, such as when planning for intrusion or extrusion, as well as for space closure, the detail offered by CBCT scans helps orthodontists identify suitable anchorage points.
  
  
• Treatment planning for malocclusion: In patients who exhibit temporomandibular joint-indicated malocclusion, CBCT’s ability to capture the fine details of both hard and soft tissues enhances both diagnosis and treatment planning.
  
  
• Sleep apnea/airway obstruction: Once again, CBCT’s ability to visualize soft tissues in great detail can assist with both diagnosis and treatment planning for airway disorders, especially in young patients.

Why Cone Beam CT for Orthodontic Imaging?

• Image clarity: Sharp, dimensional, volumetric images capturing both hard and soft tissues potentially improve diagnostic accuracy as well as streamlining treatment planning.
  
  
• Radiation exposure: The ability to collimate down the beam size enables orthodontists to limit radiation exposure in the patient to the area of interest, making it practical and potentially safer for younger patients.
  
  
• Minimized need for additional imaging: Commonly, all the details (and requisite information needed for diagnosis and treatment) can be captured by a single CBCT scan, eliminating the need to use panoramic or cephalometric imaging as a supplement.
  
  
• Patient comfort: Depending on the scan needed, it may be possible to capture an image of the area of interest without requiring any odd, precise patient positioning, which is more comfortable for the patient as well as more practical for the practitioner, especially when working with younger patients.

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