Your Canaray Appointment
You will receive a booking email from Canaray once your dentist makes a referral. This email will give you access to the Canaray patient portal, which will allow you to book/cancel appointments and download all the forms you require such as insurance forms, receipts and invoices. After your appointment is over, you can return to the same portal to access your imaging data.
Online
Online booking and email communiction provides easy access to your Canaray case.
Appointment
Your visit will typicallly take 15-30 minutes but we will continue working on
your case as we prepare your dental report.
Scan
Canaray staff will use specialized equipment to take a deeper look at your teeth.
Your Radiology Report
After your imaging appointment is over, our data processing and radiographic reporting teams takes over. We will process and analyze your imaging data, and will put it into a tidy presentation format that allows you and your dentist to clearly understand the diagnoses made by our oral radiologists, and to allow your dentist to effectively plan your treatment.
Scan processing
Canaray staff will digitize and process the raw data from your imaging so that our
team of oral radiologists can use it for your report. This step also makes your data
visible to you online immediately after your appointment.
Report
Our team of oral radiologists will analyze your digital dental radiographic data and will
provide individualized diagnostic information in a detailed dental report.
Treatment Plan
Your dentist will use the Canaray report and data as a guiding tool to understand
more details about your teeth, and will subsequently develop a course of action.
Insurance Claims
Most procedures at Canaray (Pan, Ceph, Impression, Surgical Guide, Photos, CBCT scan acquisition) require a single claim form , which is issued at the time of your appointment.
A CBCT scan is a unique service that also requires a radiographic report by one of our radiologists. After a radiologist completes your CBCT report (up to 7 weeks after the appointment), you will receive a 2nd form via email for the CBCT report codes.
Before you visit
Consult the insurance PREAUTHORIZATION FORM in the Canaray portal prior to booking an appointment. It contains the appropriate codes for the proposed procedures. You can use this to determine whether you are covered or not.
At appointment
We will issue insurance CLAIM FORM #1. This form contains
all the insurance codes EXCEPT CBCT Processing and CBCT Report codes
After CBCT Report
If you have come to Canaray for a CBCT scan, the radiologist will
complete a report, and you will subsequently be emailed CLAIM FORM #2, which
contains CBCT processing and CBCT reporting codes.
CBCT: Endodontics
Endodontics is the study and treatment of the internal tooth structure called the dental pulp. Dental pulp is the soft connective tissue that has nerves and blood vessels.
Problem
If bacteria enters the tooth and reaches the dental pulp, it can
cause a painful infection. Before the external surface of the tooth
can be repaired with a filling or a dental crown, this infection of
the pulp will require treatment.
Process
Canaray's high resolution 3D CBCT scan of your tooth provides your dentist
with the ability to assess all the internal and external surfaces
of your tooth. This provides more diagnostic information than a typical
2D intraoral x-ray, and also helps the dentist plan their treatment approach.
Result
The diagnostic information provided by the thorough 3D x-ray investigation
of your tooth is combined with the dentist's clinical findings, and
a final diagnosis is reached. If your tooth can be saved, the dentist
will proceed with a root canal treatment. If your tooth is cracked or
the amount of damage is too extensive, the tooth may require removal.
CBCT: Impacted Tooth
An impacted tooth is one that has been blocked from surfacing, either due to the lack of space, an obstruction, or an eruption path in the incorrect direction. Wisdom teeth and canines tend to most commonly be affected, but any tooth can become impacted
Problem
Impacted teeth can harm the surrounding structures or can
develop with a malformed shape if allowed to remain impacted.
Tooth spacing issues and alignment issues can occur in the
surrounding area adjacent to an impacted tooth. Impacted
wisdom teeth can become intertwined with your mandiubular nerve.
Process
Canaray's 3D CBCT scan will aquire a 3D xray of the impacted
tooth and the surrounding area. This allows the dentist to assess
the problem in a more definitive way than by looking at regular
2D xrays. In addition, the relationship of the tooth to important
adjacent structures can be assessed.
Result
After examining the 3D CBCT scan and the Canaray report,
the dentist is able to formulate a treatment plan for the tooth,
which could include: leaving it alone, exposing it and moving it
with orthodontics, or removing it completely.
CBCT: Orthognathic Surgery
If the alignment of the jaws does not allow teeth to bite together in a typical manner, or if one jaw is oversized or undersized , corrective orthognathic surgery can be considered
Problem
When jaws are oversized or undersized relative to each other, it can
affect your bite or your facial appearance. In order for the surgeon
to be able to decide what needs to be adjusted and how it should be
adjusted, they need to examine your jaws and skull in 3D
Process
The 3D CBCT scan at Canaray captures your entire face and base of skull, which
will allow the dentist to understand how
severe the situation is in order to provide the proper
treatment. This 3D scan can also be used for computer-aided
treatment planning and 3D modeling of your surgery
Result
Depending on the outcome of the 3D treatment planning
by your dentist, a plan will be created to reposition
sections of your jaws in a more aesthetic or functional
position. The surgeon follows this plan during surgery.
CBCT: Implant Planning
A dental Implant can be a solution to fill the space of a missing tooth. The implant itself replaces the roots a lost tooth with a metal screwlike structure to function similarly to a root. A crown (cap) can be placed on the implant.
Problem
When a gap exists in your smile, there are various ways to fill the gap, such
as dentures, or building a bridge between the teeth adjacent to the gap. But
these solutions often have drawbacks that can be solved with dental implants.
Process
Implants are screwed into your jaw bones. To help your dentist
assess whether you have enough bone of good quality for implants,
Canaray offers a clear set of scans and measurements for the
dentist going into the implant surgery.
Result
The dentist assesses the 3D measurements and report provided by Canaray to
place the implant. After the implant is solidly connected to your bone,
a tooth can be placed on the implant that looks and functions
like a normal tooth.
CBCT: TMJ
The Temporomandibular joint is a sliding hinge that lets your jaw have a variety of movements.
Problem
Problems with the temporomandibular joints (TMJs) can cause the pain in the jaw,
clicking, or a limited range of motion.
Process
Canaray can take a 3D CBCT scan of the joints that will allow the dentist to understand and
evaluate the bone of the joints. The soft tissue of the joints is not visible
in our scans. Only an MRI can show the soft tissues.
Result
The dentist can combine their clinical findings with Canaray's report and 3D scan to
diagnose your condition with your TMJs. Based on the results, a treatment regimen
can be initiated, or MRI imaging could be ordered for further information.
CBCT:Bone Pathology
Bone pathology is the study of diseases of the bone. This can include investigations to see if diseases, cysts or tumors are present in the bone.
Problem
Any unexplained pain or swelling in the oral cavity, or an unusual
finding in your bone or teeth on a regular x-ray can be important to
evaluate so that we can know what condition you have.
Process
Canaray's 3D
CBCT scan of the area will capture the area of interest and an oral
radiologist will offer a diagnosis. Often, a radiologist's diagnosis
is not a final diagnosis, but a starting point for potential further
investigations (such as a biopsy) or for your dentist to watch and wait.
Result
With the scan and radiologist's report, the dentist can diagnose and help the patient
figure out the next steps would be: biopsy, treatment, or no
treatment.
Surgical Guide
Surgical guides can be created via computer-aided design and 3D printing. To create a surgical guide, we need a CBCT scan and a digital model of your teeth or dentures. Canaray works with your dentist to design an implant plan and guide that is unique to you. The guide is placed in your mouth during surgery, and assists your dentist with obtaining the proper angulations and positions of implants during surgery.
Panoramic radiograph
This is a common and inexpensive image that provides your dentist with an overview of all your teeth and both jaws. The image takes about 5 minutes to set up and acquire, and you will receive a printed copy when you leave the office.
The digital version of the image is available online immediately to both you and your dentist. The radiologist's report is usually available in 1-4 days.
Cephalometric X-rays
Cephalometric x-rays are common 2D views of your skull or your wrist. The skull views are often used to assess your skeleton for orthodontic treatment. The wrist view is used to assess a patient's skeletal age.
Lateral Ceph
This xray is always required for orthodontic treatment. There is
a procedure called "ceph analysis" that is applied to this xray to
measure your skeletal and dental characteristics in order to choose
the correct orthodontic treatment. Canaray provides this
additional service at no charge with A.I. automation!
PA Ceph
This xray of the skull helps dentists evaluate left/right asymmetry of the jaws and
skull, and is often ordered for assessment for orthognathic surgery.
Wrist Xray
For certain dental procedures, your dentist needs to know that your
skeleton has stopped growing. By assessing the bones of your hand and
wrist, we can determine your skeletal age in order to let your dentist
know whether you have completed skeletal growth or not.
Clinical Photos
A complete clinical photo series is necessary for orthodontic treatment records. These images can also be aquired prior to implant surgery or dental reconstructive surgery. At Canaray, our images follow the standards of the American Board of Orthodontists.
The images are available online immediately to both you and your dentist.