“What imaging is needed for jaw realignment surgery?”
I am a 34 year old female. I want to know what imaging is needed for jaw realignment surgery?
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A modern cone beam CT can be taken in the office with minimal radiation exposure.
That is a question for your surgeon and the orthodontist that will be treating the alignment. Usually CBCT and other cranial images are needed at a minimum.
Most jaw surgeries use both CT and MRI images to plan the surgery. Often, the surgery is coordinated with an orthodontist to finish the bite in the best position they can.
Cephalograms, panoramic X-ray, & possibly a CT scan and/or periodical X-rays.
You will need Pan ceph X-rays taken by an orthodontist who works with an oro maxillary face oral surgeon.
The current standard image is a "conebeam" which is a 3D image. Your team of general dentist, orthodontist, and oral and maxillofacial surgeon should be able to guide you.
Greetings,
Thanks for your question. In general, regarding diagnostic imaging for reconstructive jaw surgery, we generally obtain the following studies:
-High-resolution thin section maxillofacial cone beam CT
-Digital intraoral full arch scans of the teeth and the dental occlusion
-High-resolution facial and intraoral photographs
From these studies, we can obtain very clear views of the upper and lower jaws and the teeth, the temporomandibular joints and the airway. We are able then to stitch the intraoral scans with the raw DICOM data, perform detailed cephalometric analyses of the facial skeleton, and perform virtual surgery in three dimensions with 3D printing of any necessary surgical splints.
I hope this answers your question.
Thank you!
Jim Bates, DDS, MD
Thanks for your question. In general, regarding diagnostic imaging for reconstructive jaw surgery, we generally obtain the following studies:
-High-resolution thin section maxillofacial cone beam CT
-Digital intraoral full arch scans of the teeth and the dental occlusion
-High-resolution facial and intraoral photographs
From these studies, we can obtain very clear views of the upper and lower jaws and the teeth, the temporomandibular joints and the airway. We are able then to stitch the intraoral scans with the raw DICOM data, perform detailed cephalometric analyses of the facial skeleton, and perform virtual surgery in three dimensions with 3D printing of any necessary surgical splints.
I hope this answers your question.
Thank you!
Jim Bates, DDS, MD
Panoramic and full CT scans.
Usually an in office cone beam CT scan will suffice along with clinical photos and models of the teeth
