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CBCT provides extremely useful data in airway cases.
The scan I showed a recent patient diagnosed with sleep apnea
revealed a narrow airway, so I told him that based on his sleep
study results, his airway was still occluded while he slept,
even with the appliance in place.
implant into the nerve canal. Thanks to
the scan, however, I knew exactly how to
angle the implant into an anatomically safe
position. The implant looked well-placed
and had a positive prognosis (Fig. 3). The
patient was pleased with how the technology
helped her overall outcome and the lack of
complications.
More detail, more applications
Three-dimensional imaging has opened
new treatment options for other procedures
beyond implants as well.
For instance, CBCT provides extremely
Fig. 3
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useful data in airway cases. One patient
diagnosed with sleep apnea recently scheduled a consultation and brought his sleep
study results with him. The CBCT scan
I performed revealed a narrow airway, so
I told him that based on his sleep study
results, his airway was still occluded while
he slept, even with the appliance in place.
He couldn't believe his airway when he
saw the scan. "That's why I can't breathe and
why I'm always tired," he said. "I need to have
this treated." While he had been resistant
to the idea of using a CPAP device while
sleeping, once he saw the scan, he scheduled
an appointment with his medical doctor to
be evaluated for one.
My reputation among the medical
community has also grown since I've included
3-D imaging in my practice. For example,
a new patient, edentulous with upper and
lower dentures, was referred to me by her
oncologist. She had stage 4 breast cancer,
and her oncologist wanted a head and neck
oral exam before starting chemotherapy
to make sure there were no lesions in her
mouth that might cause complications
during treatment.
While everything looked good during
the visual exam, the CBCT showed what
appeared to be multiple bony lesions in
the patient's jaw and vertebrae (Figs. 4-6).
I securely shared the information with
the oncologist, who concluded that the
cancer had metastasized to the patient's jaw
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