Nkwen Baptist Hospital acquires Panoramic X-ray Machine to tackle Dental Pathologies
Nkwen Baptist Hospital in Bamenda, North West Region has purchased and installed the updated Panoramic dental X-ray machine. The machine, installed on August 31, 2022, helps in having an overview of the whole mouth and the jawbones and diagnosing the treatment plan for pathologies of these organs.
In addition to diagnosing and treating pathologies of the mouth, this machine is special in that, it has the function of cephalometry which gives you the face profile in relation to the alignment of your teeth. Cases of misaligned teeth can be analyzed and detected by this machine. It goes further to give an idea of how your teeth can be realigned to follow the normal profile and the symmetry of your face.
The dynamism of this machine extends further to identifying pathologies like inflammation of the sinus (for those with sinusitis), and pathologies of the temporomandibular joint commonly called TMJ. It identifies caries in the teeth, cavities, and the extent of its damage, for example, if it’s already touching the pulp. It can show you if there is a tumor in the mouth, a cyst under the teeth, and pathologies of the bone in cases of osteomyelitis among others. Where there has been a fracture after an accident, it can give an idea of the treatment plan to follow. Averagely, five (05) patients needed to use this machine daily and due to its unavailability, they would be referred.
According to Dr. Nguni Forchin, this machine will make diagnosis and treatment easier, swifter and more accurate. With the recent influx of patients due to the arrival of the Specialist in Restorative Dentistry, Dr. Sandrine Madetoh epse Njiah, there had been an urgent need for this machine for all procedures. It can take as many patients as possible in a day. It is also numeric meaning the results can be stored in a computer, sent to the patient’s phone, and the films printed, whichever way is most convenient to the patient. Finally, patients do not have to travel far distances for accurate diagnosis and treatment because a Panoramic X-ray machine is now available at the Nkwen Baptist Hospital.