A Panoramic X-Ray machine rotates around your entire head to take a 360-degree view of your teeth, sinuses, and the bone structure of your head and jaws. This provides a more complete image than standard X-Rays. This 2D & 3D imagery is a valuable resource for Dr. Love to use in diagnosis and treatment planning.

Cone Beam (CBCT) imaging is an advanced form of digital radiograph. With the cone beam imager, one simple scan will produce a 3D image of a desired area. This image can then be used in diagnostics, patient education, treatment planning, and treatment follow-up.

By utilizing advanced technologies like the cone beam, we can provide an effective, efficient, and comfortable patient experience for you on every visit.

A 3D Panoramic X-Ray (CBCT) gives Dr. Love a three-dimensional digital model of all hard and soft tissue in your mouth – this allows him to do the following:

– Thorough Diagnostics – A 3D Panoramic X-Ray can help gain a better view of bone structures, such as adjacent root positions, in order to locate canals and root fractures, as well as provide the ability to more accurately measure anatomical structures for root canals and many other procedures.  Further, it drastically increases the probability of treatment success, giving Dr. Love greater predictability and confidence in preparing for extractions, performing root evaluations, and placing implants.  These 3D images are a key element that helps our team here at Restoration Dental deliver the best possible results as well as screen for many hidden oral health issues. 

– Dental Screenings – Dr. Love & our team will carefully examine your teeth and gums for signs of any health concerns. We screen for a vast number of conditions, including tooth decay, internal calcium resorption, as well as oral cancer.  Screening for many of these would be impossible without this vital 3D technology.

– In-Chair Consultations – Using the 3D Panoramic X-Ray is vital in our production of your treatment options.  Consultations using a 3D X-Ray allows you to see exactly what we see.  You will get a one-on-one consult with Dr. Love to discuss treatment options as well as any oral health concerns we discovered during your 3D X-Ray.  We are happy to answer all of your questions and always strive to give you and your family the best dental care available today!