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7. Acquiring PANO Images
70 vatech A9 (Model name: PHT-30CSS) User Manual
TMJ CLOSE Mode (LAT) and SINUS (PA) Mode
The TMJ Close image can be acquired after the TMJ Open image is acquired
.
Steps for TMJ Mode
Patient positioning for TMJ Open > Laser Beam Aligning > X-
ray Exposure > Patient positioning for TMJ Close > Laser
Beam Aligning > X-ray Exposure
Patient Positioning
1. "Do you want to capture a TMJ Close image?" message will appear when the
TMJ Open mode is completed. Press/Click the
OK
button to begin TMJ Close
mode.
2. Guide the patient to a chair (sold separately) in the center of the equipment.
3. Guide the patient to sit in the center of the equipment
If a chair with a backrest is used, make sure that the
patient's back is away from the backrest of the chair for
proper positioning.
4. Position the patient's back and cervical spine as straight as possible.
5. Adjust the instrument to the patient's sitting height using the Column UP/DOWN
on the Handle frame or the optional UP/DOWN switch while the patient holds the
handle.
6. Close contact patient's chest to the handle frame.
7. Guide the patient to sit in the center of the equipment and maintain the position
described below.
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Hold the handle firmly.
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Make sure the patient's chest is in contact with the equipment.
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Keep both shoulders parallel.
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Straighten the patient's cervical spine and sit still.
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Let the patient bite the Bite along its grooves with his/her front teeth.