3M ESPE Lava Chairside Oral Scanner User Guide - Beta
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Alternate Starting Wand Orientation
When scanning an arch, you are not limited to starting your scan on an occlusal surface. For
example, if you’re scanning anterior teeth on the mandibular arch, you will likely find it
easier to start the scan with the lens of the wand facing the facial surface. Since the default
selection is facing the occlusal surface of the mandibular arch parallel to the midline, you
might select one of these alternate wand orientations:
Alternate Starting Wand Orientation Menu
A similar menu of wand orientations is available for scanning the maxillary arch and anterior
bite.
Note
: Alternate starting wand orientations apply only to the beginning of each scan, not
continued scans. If you are continuing a scan, resume scanning the area with the same wand
orientation used for the original scan.
To display the menu, touch the Wand Orientation button
at the bottom of the toolbar
on the Scanning screen. The current wand orientation is displayed until you start scanning.
Wand Orientation vs. Wand Position
Please note that the alternate wand thumbnails illustrate the
orientation
of the wand, not its
position
. For example, here is a wand orientation available for the maxillary arch: