2D Dental Imaging with Planmeca ProMax

The Planmeca ProMax X-ray unit provides a wide range of extraoral imaging modalities:

• Panoramic imaging for dental arch
• Maxillary sinus imaging
• Temporomandibular joint imaging
• 2D linear tomography (option)
• Cephalometry
• Upgrade option to 3D (11 x 8 cm)

Course outline: 

Lesson #1 Introduction to Planmeca ProMax & ROmexis 6.0
Content covers the aspects of Radiography that remain essential in Dental Radiography

Summary

• ​ - System Start Up/Shutdown
• -  How to initiate an exposure from software
• ​ - How to initiate exam from GUI
• ​ - Exam settings, ROI & segmentation
• ​ - Aligning patient to the equipment
• ​ - Selecting patient size, jaw shape & amending exposures
• ​ - Aligning horizontal laser light & layer(focal trough) laser light
• ​ - System accessories & additional positioning aids
• ​ - Exam exposure
• -  Romexis 5.0 vs 6.0 image processing screen
• -  Image adjustment tools
• -  Lat Cephalometry filter
• -  Equipment functionality & Emergency Procedures
• -  Cleaning the system
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Approximately 30 mins

Lesson #2 How to Critique OPG images and Optimise Patient Positioning
Get insight into imaging technique, patient positioning & image critique.

Summary

• ​ - Ghosting artefacts
• ​ - Exam & Patient Preparation
• ​ - Patient Examination Instructions
• ​ - Truncation artefacts
• ​ - OPG Critique
• ​ - Focal Trough, Patient size & jaw shape
• ​ - Pediatric imaging
• ​ - Anatomy - central, lateral incisor & canine
•  - Affects of having laser light too far forward
•  - Affects of having laser light too far back
•  - Chin tilt artefact
•  - Image review