My dentist wants me to have a panoramic x-ray.. What, where, why and how much?
Article by David Mandich, Health Care Travel Writer
Dental patients considering dental implants or dental travel for major dentistry are often unaware of the importance of having a strange new (since 1985) x-ray casually referred to by dentists as a pano. They toss the word around like it was a special kind of Italian bread or some kind of pantyhose everyone knows about but me.
Panoramic radiographs (aka or tomographic x-ray) show an ear to ear 180 degree view of the patient’s jaws and all the teeth as well as much of the head and neck anatomy.
The machine used is different than the standard x-ray unit as the patient generally stands while the x-ray unit travels on a semi-circular track around the patient’s head.
A pano will show in greater detail impacted wisdom teeth, bone loss, often sources of dental pain in temporomandibular disorder (tmj), dental implant, oral trauma and orthodontic assessments.
The image quality is vastly superior to conventional film-based systems and of great importance to oral surgeons and maxillofacial specialists in assessing a patient’s suitability for conventional, mini dental implants, or other procedures. Cone 3D Technology is a new advancement to digital pano devices.
Get a pano from a specialist at home in advance or have one made in your dental vacation destination (assuming you are not going to Timbuktu). The costs will range from $150us to $300 in the US, Canada or Australia vs. $30 to $65 by a dentist in Manila or Tijuana Mexico using the same panoramic x-ray unit. Go figure..
Photo: The panoramic apparatus slowly rotates 180 degrees around the patient's head taking the x-ray.
It doesn't matter whether you have your pano made in New York, Cabo or Manila.
It's simply a matter of cost and convenience.
It's simply a matter of cost and convenience.
What does matter is having the assessment for implants or other surgeries and the eventual dentistry performed by a board certified dentist. In many developing nations - (Mexico, Thailand etc.) General dentists untrained and un-certified for anything other than drilling and filling teeth are permitted to attempt advanced dentistry learning as they go at your expense (read that line again).
Your best option for a successful dental vacation is to have a consultation and pano made back home and send to a board certified dentist in Mexico, Asia or elsewhere for their opinion and estimate. Before you pack your bags.
If you have already decided to head for Puerto Vallarta or Tijuana for your denture adventure and want to save $300 on the consultation at home - just wing it to your preferred dental travel destination and have the pano and consultation there by a Board Certified Mexico Dentist. The cost will be $65. for the pano - the consultation often gratis. The dentist will give you options depending on the results.
A complete exam for determining your suitability for maxillofacial or dental implant surgery includes includes the pano, an in-chair examination where the doctor will check your gum health, bone density, sinus capacity, movability of your teeth and a general health assessment.
Your best option for a successful dental vacation is to have a consultation and pano made back home and send to a board certified dentist in Mexico, Asia or elsewhere for their opinion and estimate. Before you pack your bags.
If you have already decided to head for Puerto Vallarta or Tijuana for your denture adventure and want to save $300 on the consultation at home - just wing it to your preferred dental travel destination and have the pano and consultation there by a Board Certified Mexico Dentist. The cost will be $65. for the pano - the consultation often gratis. The dentist will give you options depending on the results.
All on 4 prosthesis - can use mini or conventional (longer) implants.
- With a pano to study dentist can recommend several options for you from conventional dental implants, mini implants, One-Day, 4 in 1, implant secured dentures, traditional dentures and others depending on your case.
A complete exam for determining your suitability for maxillofacial or dental implant surgery includes includes the pano, an in-chair examination where the doctor will check your gum health, bone density, sinus capacity, movability of your teeth and a general health assessment.
Not everyone is a candidate for dental implants - advanced age, heavy smoking, diabetes and other issues factor in. Your dentist will be able to recommend the best solution to your needs after having received all the information necessary.
Author David Mandich has been writing on dental tourism since 2000 from Mexico. Contact him if you have any questions about dental tourism..
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