The development of high resolution imaging devices and guided surgery software has enabled practitioners to place implants with greater precision and reduced patient trauma. The latest generation of 3D cone beam CT scanners available in the UK offers greater clarity and improved patient safety.
Three-dimensional radiography is transforming the planning and execution of dental implant treatment. Scans show crucial detail, such as the relative position of sinuses and the ID nerve. They also assist with the evaluation of the quality and quantity of bone. This information is vital to ensure the optimum outcome when considering the placement of an implant. It enables practitioners to provide an advanced level of diagnostics and an increased likelihood of successful treatment. Stephen Nicoll of The Implant Office in Cambridge now uses a 3D cone beam scanner for the majority of implant cases he treats. He believes, “The benefit of 3D images contributes to providing the high standard of care that is essential in implant dentistry. Cone beam CT scans provide safe, predictable, accurate 3D representations of the bone volume.”
Recent innovations have given practitioners the high quality, accurate imaging needed for optimal results. Andrew Dawood of Cavendish Imaging, London likes the flexibility provided by the wide range of options available with his Morita 3D scanner, “The field of view can be adjusted from very large down to very small. The settings allow extremely high resolution when I need it, but can also be reduced to a very low dose when the parameters need to be lowered. The equipment allows the clinician to set the field of view as small as possible to stay within the scope of practice.”
In 2005, Paul Kletz of The Dentist, North London was the first dentist in the UK to invest in a Morita cone beam CT system. He observed that the advantages of having a 3D X-ray facility go far beyond the clinical benefits. Paul noticed that patient acceptance and take-up for implant treatment increased. He said, “Most interested patients have much more confidence in my ability once I have shown them the scan and explained why a particular course of treatment is appropriate.”
Michael Norton of the Centre for Implant and Reconstructive Dentistry in Harley Street has been using a Morita Veraviewepocs 3D imaging system for four years. He enthuses, “It does exactly what it says on the tin and it doesn’t take up much space within the practice. The unit is aesthetic, streamlined and impeccably reliable. It provides excellent image quality at a high resolution and at a low patient radiation dose for a 3D CBCT scanner which is compact and affordable for use in specialist dental practice.”
The latest generation of Morita CT systems includes the Veraviewepocs 3D R100, which offers extra value by providing up to three times the image detail of other scanners, at the same time as improving patient safety. Jonathon Pugh of Parkdale Dental Clinic, Wolverhampton explains why he chose the device, “The Morita Veraviewepocs scanner provides the fields of view that we need, combined with minimum patient exposure. The ability to undertake 3D scans in-house speeds up the treatment planning process, and avoids the expense and inconvenience of sending patients elsewhere.”
The award-winning system includes the revolutionary Reuleaux triangle full arch field of view (FOV). The triangular field reduces X-ray dose by closely matching the natural dental arch and excluding anatomy outside the jawline. Coupled with Morita’s unique dose reduction mode, patient exposure can be reduced by over 50 percent, compared with other scanners using a 100 x 100 mm cylindrical FOV. The R100 field also captures relevant anatomy that might be missed by a conventional 80mm cylindrical FOV scanner. This enlarged field of view is especially important when planning implant cases requiring surgical guides and full arch restoration.
Morita Veraviewepocs 3D R100 standard features
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High speed, high quality, low dose image
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Six field of view options (40mm diameter up to R100 Reuleaux triangle full arch)
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Easy and accurate automatic scout positioning
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Wide choice of panoramic imaging modes
The same machine also provides five smaller fields of view down to just 40mm diameter. This allows the operator to optimise the size of the 3D scan to the required anatomy while minimising patient exposure. The panoramic scout feature provides accurate positioning of the 3D volume. This comes into its own when treating posterior implant and endodontic cases, enabling the dentist to use the smallest field of view necessary. Jonathon Pugh adds, “I like the way that scouting images can be used for accurate positioning, without needing to change any part of the apparatus.”
The Veraviewepocs 3D R100 won the Innovations Award at the 2012 Clinical Innovations Conference in London for its Reuleaux triangle full arch field of view. An expert panel decided that this breakthrough had “powerful implications for enhanced patient safety”. Their verdict was that the unit was “an amazing development” which improves accurate detailing when diagnosis and treatment planning are undertaken.
Morita cone beam CT scanners are built in Japan by J Morita Manufacturing Corporation and distributed in UK by The Dental imaging Company. They provide world-renowned image quality, giving dentists confidence of high definition, distortion-free pictures. As a part of computer-guided surgery, 3D images offer even higher predictability and optimum patient outcomes. This enables the dentist to accurately plan the implant placement and achieve the best aesthetic result.
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