The scan is simple, straight forward and you will be guided every step of the way by one of our imaging specialists.
This type of scan doesn’t require any special preparation but if you require the scan for dental implant planning then your dentist may ask you to bring a localisation stent with you which is a special ‘plate’ you will need to wear like a denture. This contains special markers that will guide the examination during the scan.
Before the scan you will need to remove any glasses, dentures, hearing aids, jewellery including ear, tongue and nose studs, necklaces, hair clips and any metal accessories that could affect the scan.
You will be seated in the imaging machine and your head will be carefully positioned into place.
Whilst the preparation and moving everything into place can take a few minutes the scan itself should take less than a minute to perform – during which time you will be asked to refrain from talking, swallowing or moving your jaw at all.
From start to finish the whole procedure should take no longer than 30 minutes.
The scan is not painful at all.
You will be able to leave and go about your day as normal once it is complete.