USER'S MANUAL
General instructions for use
(Rev. 0) I-Max Touch (110-120V)
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6. The patient’s tongue must be positioned against his palate.
Otherwise, the air between the tongue and the palate forms an area
of lower absorption, which leads to a darker area that hides the apex
of the teeth of the maxilla.
The result of all the above listed actions will be a radiography where all
the parts are properly exposed and are well identifiable as in the diagram
of Figure 19.
Figure 19
It must be noted that the radiography is quite symmetrical, with the
ascending rami of the temporo mandibular joints almost parallel. The
occlusal plane is shown slightly tilted upward, the palatal plane does not
overlap the apex of the upper arch and therefore allows a good view of the
apex itself.
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