Why do I need a CBCT 3D dental scan?
Quick answer
Why do I need a CBCT 3D scan before dental implants or surgery?
A Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) scan creates a high-resolution 3D digital image of your jawbone, nerve canals, and sinus cavities.
Unlike flat 2D X-rays, a CBCT scan measures exact bone height and width to tenths of a millimetre, ensuring implants and oral surgery are placed with microscopic precision. At York House in West Byfleet, CBCT scans start from £125.
What you need to know
Standard panoramic dental X-rays (from £50) show teeth in two dimensions, which can hide bone thickness, root curvature, and the proximity of the inferior alveolar nerve. A CBCT scan captures cross-sectional slices so our implant dentists and specialist oral surgeon Dr Alisha Gadhia can plan safe surgical trajectories without surprises.
Dental CBCT scanners use focused cone-shaped X-ray beams, producing a fraction of the radiation of hospital medical CT scans. The entire scan takes less than 30 seconds while you sit comfortably in the chair.
CBCT scans are routinely indicated for single and full-arch dental implants, complex impacted wisdom teeth removals (from £495), sinus lift planning, and diagnosing hidden root canal infections. To understand how procedure complexity can change an extraction, read our guide to simple versus surgical tooth removal.
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Last reviewed: by Dr Kaveet Patel, Principal Dentist
