Implant Dentistry
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Crosby is now offering to Alaska a system of placing dental implants based on CT-imaging. This new, advanced approach to dental implants uses an interactive 3D planning system for predictable treatment planning of dental implants.
With the accuracy and low radiation of today’s CAT-scan combined with advanced 3D software, it allows Dr. Crosby to find the ideal position for dental implants. Using this “digital placement” of the dental implant a laboratory can make a template or guide that fits the patient’s mouth and shows exactly where the implant was placed digitally.
 This state of the art technology makes dental implants more accurate and much easier to place. In most cases, no longer does a surgeon have to mechanically lift a patient’s gums to find the bone and then place an implant. Because it is so accurate, only a small hole is placed in the gums and bone right where the dental implant is placed which means less post-operative discomfort for patients and longer lasting dental implants. Different tools available in the software allow us to either map nerves and sinus areas or to even align implants so they are parallel to each other for bridges or partial dentures.
Related Links
Imaging Sciences - Website for the new iCAT machine.
Dental Implant Solutions - Software for the iCAT.
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