Why we insist on CBCT before you fly

A two-minute scan saves weeks of guesswork, here is how it protects you and your quote.

Why flattening matters

Remote photos and panoramic X-rays are useful, but they flatten anatomy. A CBCT shows bone height and width in three dimensions, highlights sinus and nerve proximity, and reveals defects that change both surgical risk and cost.

Honest planning beats optimistic promises

When clinics promise fixed teeth on arrival without reviewing CBCT, you are often buying optimism, not a surgical plan. We would rather delay a flight than place fixtures in bone that cannot safely support your chosen prosthesis.

When we ask you to re-scan

Your coordinator will tell you exactly when to repeat imaging, for example if a scan is older than the window we consider reliable, or if grafting may have changed ridge volume since the last file.

Questions to ask any clinic

If you are comparing quotes, ask every provider which CBCT metrics they record (ridge height at the site, keratinised tissue, opposing arch forces). Transparent teams answer without hesitation.