“Can you have a CT scan with dental implants?”
I am a 39 year old male. I wonder if you can have a CT scan with dental implants?
7 Answers
That's a great question. The simple answer is yes, dental implants are not a contraindication for an CT scan. However, it should be noted that the CT technology does get interfered with from most types of implants, in my experience except zirconia. Most metal in implants makes the images somewhat blurry (called beam hardening artifact).
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There are no health issues or contraindications with obtaining a CT with dental issues. With MRI, there are problems with certain metals or implanted devices, but the same is not true for CT. Metal in the body can lead to artifact that may focally degrade the image (for instance from a hip replacement), causing streaking of the surrounding tissue, limiting evaluation. Dental amalgam can cause focal limitation but only on a CT through that area, and usually does not cause a diagnostic dilemma. Hope this helps.
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Yes. Dental implants are not a contraindication to getting a CT scan, and they are not a problem at all.
Yes. There may be some artifact
