**11. Advantages of CBCT in dentistry**

Being considerably smaller, CBCT equipment has a greatly reduced physical footprint and is ~20–25% of the cost of conventional CT. CBCT provides images of high contrasting structures and is therefore particularly well-suited towards the imaging of osseous structures of the craniofacial area. The use of CBCT technology in clinical dental practice provides a number of advantages for maxillofacial imaging [40]. These include:
