Shining3D Aoralscan 2, User Manual

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Intraoral Scanner User Manual
CHAPTER
5
Scanning preparation
Scanning basics
Read and follow the guidelines and tips given in this chapter prior to
acquiring quality images.
WARNING
Concerning hand hygiene and personnel safety when
performing a scan, you must wear clean surgical
gloves through the whole process.
Tooth preparation
• Ensure that saliva is not blocking the vision of the working area
for the scanner user. Dry the working area (lips, tongue, and
tissues) whenever needed.
• If necessary, ask the patient to hold the tongue still and move it
to the opposite side of the mouth.
• Dry the teeth thoroughly before starting a scan.
• When scanning, consider using the saliva ejector and tampons
to keep the surfaces of teeth dry.
• If necessary, consider using the retractors to avoid excessive
tissue from being scanned.
• If necessary, consider using tampons to help create space
while working on narrow regions between teeth.
Scanner preparation
• Ensure that the scanner tip, scanner body, and cradle are
properly pre-cleaned, disinfected, or sterilized. See Pre-
cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization on chapter 9.
• Ensure that the scanner tip has no scratches or is not
damaged. Additionally, the tip is firmly attached to the front end
of the scanner body.