6.2 Selecting exposure settings............................................................................................................39
6.3 Selecting program.......................................................................................................................... 39
6.3.1 Selecting program type...................................................................................................... 39
6.3.2 Selecting patient size......................................................................................................... 40
6.3.3 Selecting segmentation......................................................................................................41
6.4 Patient positioning.......................................................................................................................... 41
6.4.1 Selecting patient entry position.......................................................................................... 41
6.4.2 Positioning patient’s head.................................................................................................. 43
6.4.3 Adjusting patient’s head position........................................................................................45
6.5 Selecting jaw size and shape......................................................................................................... 49
6.6 Selecting MultiView (Planmeca ProMax 3D X-ray units)................................................................50
6.7 Adjusting exposure values for current exposure............................................................................ 51
6.8 Selecting Dynamic Exposure Control (DEC) (Planmeca ProMax 2D X-ray units)......................... 52
6.8.1 Adjusting DEC density........................................................................................................53
6.9 Taking an exposure........................................................................................................................53
6.10 Taking an exposure with Autofocus (Planmeca ProMax 2D S3 and Planmeca ProMax 3D X-
ray units).........................................................................................................................................55
7 Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) exposure................................................................................................58
7.1 Before exposure............................................................................................................................. 58
7.2 Selecting exposure settings............................................................................................................59
7.2.1 Selecting program.............................................................................................................. 60
7.2.2 Selecting program type...................................................................................................... 60
7.2.3 Selecting patient size......................................................................................................... 60
7.2.4 Selecting jaw side(s).......................................................................................................... 61
7.2.5 Selecting imaging angle (Planmeca ProMax 2D S3 and Planmeca ProMax 3D X-ray
units).....................................................................................................................................61
7.3 Patient positioning.......................................................................................................................... 61
7.3.1 Selecting patient entry position.......................................................................................... 61
7.3.2 Positioning patient’s head.................................................................................................. 62
7.3.3 Adjusting patient’s head position (Planmeca ProMax 2D S2 X-ray units)..........................63
7.3.4 Adjusting patient’s head position (Planmeca ProMax 2D S3 and Planmeca ProMax 3D
X-ray units)...........................................................................................................................66
7.4 Adjusting exposure values for current exposure............................................................................ 69
7.5 Taking an exposure in double TMJ programs................................................................................ 70
7.5.1 First exposure - jaw closed (1/2)........................................................................................ 70
7.5.2 Second exposure - jaw open (2/2)..................................................................................... 72
7.6 Taking an exposure in three angle TMJ programs.........................................................................73
8 Sinus exposure.........................................................................................................................................75
8.1 Before exposure............................................................................................................................. 75
8.2 Selecting exposure settings............................................................................................................76
8.2.1 Selecting program.............................................................................................................. 77
8.2.2 Selecting program type...................................................................................................... 77
8.3 Selecting patient size......................................................................................................................77
8.4 Selecting jaw side for lateral exposures (Planmeca ProMax 2D S3 and Planmeca ProMax 3D
X-ray units)..................................................................................................................................... 78
8.5 Patient positioning.......................................................................................................................... 78
8.5.1 Selecting patient entry position.......................................................................................... 78
8.5.2 Positioning patient’s head.................................................................................................. 78
8.5.3 Adjusting patient’s head position........................................................................................79
8.6 Adjusting exposure values for current exposure............................................................................ 82
8.7 Taking an exposure........................................................................................................................83
9 Settings.....................................................................................................................................................85
9.1 User settings...................................................................................................................................86
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