Planmeca USA,Roselle, Ill, has introduced the newest version of its ProMax® 3D Midimaging unit. According to the company, the new ProMax is a true 2D and3D volumetric imaging unit that includes 3D, panoramic, extraoralbitewing, and cephalometric imaging.
The ProMax can take an image of a single tooth or a complete maxofacialreconstruction, as well as the ear, sinus cavity, and a portion of therespiratory tract used for sleep apnea diagnosis. The volume sizes rangefrom 2.4 cm x 4.2 cm to 16 cm x 16 cm to capture the entire face.
Features include adjustable KV and MA, a pediatric mode thatautomatically reduces volume according to a child’s anatomy, and theability to work natively in a Mac OS system. In addition, it comes with acomplete software system for both 2D and 3D diagnosis, and can beintegrated with third-party software.
The SmartPan imaging system uses the same 3D sensor for panoramicimaging, eliminating the need to change sensors while the ProMaxcalculates up to nine different panoramic curves in 2-mm shifts from theexposure date. The ProMax 3D Mid uses the ALARA (as low as reasonablyachievable) principle to minimize radiation exposure.
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