A CT Scanner (computerised tomography is a special kind of X-ray device that produces 3D colour images of your head, teeth, jawbone and facial muscles in incredible detail. CT Scanning should not be confused with an MRI Scan which costs more and are generally used for diagnosing other problems.

Dental CT scans allow dentists to plan for complex dental procedures such a dental implant treatment with incredible precision and accuracy.

Diagnostic Dental CT scans are useful to dentists in the some of the following ways:

• To check a patient's suitability for dental implants
• To check bone quality prior placement of dental implants.
• To find the most suitable area in the jaw bone to place a dental implant.
• To have a 3D view of the sinus cavities, to assess the need for sinus lifts.

Dental CT scanning in the UK for dentist referrals. We offer dental CT scanning using state-of-the art technology at the lowest prices in Britain. We are the only independent CT scanning centre, which means that for dentists, your clients won't have to visit a competitor's premises or queue at a hospital for their scan. At CT-Dent we want to help you to get the maximum diagnostic yield out of your patients' 3D scans.

Scan-data may be viewed using a number of different systems, all of varied sophistication, which should be used according to the complexity of the treatment that is planned.

"CT-Dent, UK's Leading dental CT scanning centre's is proud to introduce the unparalleled i-CAT Cone Beam 3-D Imaging System for dental and maxillofacial imaging. This cutting-edge technology produces better results, reduces costs and provides more accurate information for expanding general dentistry, oral and orthognathic surgery, dental Implantology (dental implants), TMJ analysis, spinal studies, airway assessment..."

There are various providers of Dental CT Scans to dental practitioners: hospitals, independent radiology centres, dental practices with in-house dental CT scanners and other scanning sites. CT Dent is the only genuinely independent 3D CT Scanning and dental imaging centre which has no affiliation to other dentists or dental implant centres. Many dentists feel uncomfortable referring their dental implant CT Scan patients to competing dentists for natural reasons. In addition, since CT imaging is not their core business it result in slow turnaround times, inconsistent CT scan quality and generally unprofessional service.

Radiology centres do not provide a dedicated dental CT scanning service. They deal with various medical imaging systems eg. MRI, Ultrasound scans and more. Furthermore, they do not specialise in dental implant ct scanning or have dental expertise and knowledge.

We provide a flexible online appointment system and walk-in service that offers low dose Dental Cone Beam CT scans at the lowest cost in the UK to dental practitioners. Unlike other imaging centres, CT Dent specialises only in dental CBCT imaging which means we provide the highest professional standards in the field and our staff are well informed in this speciality.