17-19 Operators’ Manual
990400 Rev C 2010 May 1
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5. Insert the Chin Rest and Bite Tip Holder into the Positioning
Block.
6. Seat the Patient in the chair with an Erect posture. The neck must
be as straight as possible to avoid the spine getting in the view.
Close the gate.
7. Adjust Patient height using the buttons on the Patient Alignment
Panel so that the Patient’s chin is on the Chin Rest, but Erect
posture is maintained.
8. Tilt the patient’s head downward so that the occlusal plane forms
roughly a 10
o
angle to the horizontal laser line.
NOTE: Patient positioning is critical for a quality image. Refer to the
illustration above for a visual of tilting the Patient. Using the Sagittal
Laser (front center laser), ensure that the Patient is centered and
facing straight forward.
9. Instruct patient to bite in the groove of the bite tip and to close
lips around the bite tip as if using a straw. Adjust height of bite
tip holder as needed.
Patient Tilted
Downward
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Chin Rest
Bite Tip
Holder
Horizontal Laser
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