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I industry news _ Planmeca _Planmeca ProMax 3D is a CBCT product family consisting of exceptional all-in-one imaging units. Theintelligentunitssupportseveraldifferentimaging modalities and provide all needed specialist tools. As a reflection of their suitability for orthodontics, three of the Planmeca ProMax 3D units—Classic, Mid and Max—have now been certified for use with the suresmiletreatmentmanagementsystem. Planmeca ProMax 3D units have been designed to meet the strictest of requirements in maxillofacial imaging. They support three different types of 3-D imaging (CBCT, 3-D face photo and 3-D model scan), andalsoextraoralbitewing,cephalometricanddigital panoramic imaging. This flexibility between 2-D and 3-D allows clinics to optimise their imaging proce- dures, and select the techniques that work best with eachcase—atanoptimalpatientdose. The Braces imaging protocol of Planmeca ProMax 3D units is tailor-made for orthodontics, as it allows users to acquire a low dose CBCT image, which ac- curately shows the metal brackets on braces. With powerful artefact removal algorithms used in image reconstruction, the units produce images that reveal theexactpositionofrootsinrelationtobone. The CBCT units’ stable support system helps pa- tients remain completely still during imaging. This is especially important when acquiring high contrast imagesaspartoforthodontictreatments. _Certified for use with suresmile ThePlanmecaProMax3DClassic,Mid,andMaxCBCT unitsarenowcertifiedforusewiththesuresmiletreat- mentmanagementsystembyOraMetrix.Thesuresmile system has been designed to enable orthodontists to visualise and simulate multiple diagnostic set-ups and designcustomisedarchwiresforeverypatient. Theaccuracyofpatientscansplaysacriticalrolein maximisingtheeffectivenessofthesuresmilesystem. CombiningthesystemwithaCBCTunitallowstheef- ficient visualisation and virtual manipulation of teeth and their roots. The orthodontic braces protocol of PlanmecaProMax3Dunitshasbeenoptimisedforuse withthesuresmiletreatmentmanagementsystem. _See more at a lower dose TheeffectivepatientdoseofCBCTimagingisclose- lyrelatedtotheprotocolusedforscanning.Planmeca hasestablisheditselfastheindustryleaderinpioneer- ing ultra low dose imaging. The innovative Planmeca Ultra Low Dose protocol available in all Planmeca ProMax 3D X-ray units reduces the effective patient dose in CBCT imaging significantly—without a statis- ticalreductionindiagnosticimagequality.Atbest,this meansloweringpatientdosestolevelsbeloweventhat oftraditional2-Dpanoramicimaging. With suresmile-certified Planmeca ProMax 3D units and the Planmeca Ultra Low Dose protocol, patients can benefit from CBCT imaging and three- dimensionaldiagnosticaccuracyinorthodontictreat- ments with a significantly lower patient dose than in traditionalimaging._ Fig. 1_Traditional CBCT image. Fig. 2_CBCT image with the Braces imaging protocol. 12 I cone beam 1_2016 Planmeca Oy Asentajankatu 6 00880 Helsinki Finland www.planmeca.com cone beam _contact Planmeca ProMax 3D units Ideal for imaging patients with braces Fig. 1 Fig. 2 CBE0116_12_Planmeca 21.01.16 11:01 Seite 1 CBE0116_12_Planmeca 21.01.1611:01 Seite 1

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