Dabi Atlante EAGLE, User Manual

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Symptom Possible Cause Action required
The patient's shoulders touch
the X-ray head or digital
sensor / cassette holder.
Patient is too large for the
unit
Reverse the patient's hands
on the patient handles: Left
on the right side and vice-
versa
The nape of the patient
touch the X-ray head
The inclination of the
patient's head is not correct
Check the positioning of the
patient head and reposition
the patient
Patient is too large for the
unit
Ask for the patient to more
forward bite and adjust the
equipment using the canine
laser to reposition the
equipment
You can not see the bottom
edge of the jaw in the
cortical cross-sectional
images. The inclination of the
patient's head is not correct
Reposition the patient
Patient without teeth (molar-
premolar) in the molar plate Use cotton rolls and take a
new exposure.
You can not see the cortical
bone cross-sectional images.
The patient wasn´t placed
correctly. The patient's
position is oblique to the
image layer.
Reposition the patient
Rows of teeth overexposed.
Tongue was not against
the roof of palate
Ask patient to swallow
and place tongue
against the roof of
palate
Artefact in the image
Patient did not remove the
metal artifacts
Ask the patient to remove
eyeglasses, hearing aids,
dentures, and personal
jewelry, such as earrings,
necklaces and hooks.