Imaging Sciences International, Hatfield, Pa., announces that Thomas J. Balshi, DDS, and Glenn Wolfinger, DMD, are using Imaging Sciences' i-CAT 3-D imaging technology for Nobel Biocare's "Teeth-in- an-Hour" implant procedure, and other oral and maxillofacial treatments. The i-CAT gives dentists and specialists information on the anatomy of a patient's mouth, face and jaw areas, leading to more accurate treatments and predictable outcomes for surgical procedures.
Balshi and Wolfinger's Pi Dental Center practice, Fort Washinton, Pa., has performed more Teeth-in-an-Hour procedures than anywhere else in the world, and is a leading teaching center for the procedure. Nobel Biocare's Teeth-in-an-Hour gives patients a full set of permanent dental implants in a single, hour-long visit a dramatic advance over traditional implants that can require several office visits over a period of months.
Imaging Sciences' i-CAT makes the procedure even easier, by letting specialists at Pi Dental Center capture patients' anatomy in seconds, without having to send them away to outside imaging centers. In addition to implants, their practice is using the i-CAT to prepare for oral and maxillofacial procedures such as bone reconstruction and grafting; TMJ evaluation; and treatments for impacted teeth, trauma and pathology.
"The i-CAT's 3-D images let us see anatomical structures with a level of detail and accuracy that was never before possible," says Balshi. "The machine has not only dramatically advanced how we prepare and perform implants and other oral procedures, it lets us share a visual diagnosis with patients so they can better understand their treatment options. We use the i-CAT several times a day, and I'm impressed with the results every time."
Imaging Sciences' i-CAT is a cone beam 3-D imaging system that provides the most complete 3-D information on the anatomy of a patient's mouth, face and jaw areas, at reduced cost and with considerably less radiation than traditional fan beam CT systems.
Through a quick, comfortable, "open environment scan," the i-CAT captures and transfers images of a patient's anatomy to a computer in just minutes. The images are then displayed on an intuitive 3-D mapping tool that allows clinicians to format and select "slices" for viewing. The i-CAT requires less than 60 feet of office space, and uses industry standard DICOM 3 formatting for compatibility with virtually all leading implant planning and procedure software.
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