11 Transversal slices (TSA)
Sirona Dental Systems GmbH
11.2 Patient positioning
Operating Instructions ORTHOPHOS XG
Plus
DS/Ceph
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D 3352.201.01.18.02
Maxillary anterior and canine teeth
When you enter the depth, the patient head symbol
remains in the FH position.
Fit the
blue
bite block (or contact segment).
Remove the temple supports, replacing them with the
two temporomandibular joint supports "
1
" (right) and "
2
"
(left) with sterilized contact pads.
Position the patient’s head in the Frankfort Horizontal
(FH) plane.
NOTE
i
For devices until October 2006:
Please observe the orientation (right/left) of the temporo-
mandibular joint supports specified on page 28.
Maxillary molar teeth
When you enter a depth of 15 mm or more, the patient
head symbol changes and is bent dorsally (reclined)
now.
Insert the
blue
bite block (or contact segment) or the
TSA universal bite block (blue marking) and the tem-
poromandibular joint supports with sterile contact pads.
Have the patient bend his/her head dorsally until the
alveolar ridge is parallel to the floor.
In the TSA slice orientation, the submenu column dis-
plays an icon for preselecting the slice thickness.
The slice thickness is preset to 2 mm. You can also pre-
select slice thicknesses of
6 mm or 8 mm in this submenu.
FH
6,7s
14mm
0°
9,0s
15mm
2
0°
Alveolar ridge
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