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Planmeca ProMax®

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Planmeca ProMax® X-ray unit provides a wide range  of extraoral imaging modalities: 

• panoramicimagingfordentalarch

• maxillarysinusimaging

• temporomandibularjointimaging

• 2Dlineartomography

• cephalometry

Revolutionary technology

ThePlanmeca ProMax®platformusesroboticSCARAtechnologytoprovideutterlyprecisearmmovementsneededindigitalrotationalradiographyformaxillofacialimaging.Thethree-axisSCARArobotarmmovesfreelywithoutanymechanicalrestrictions,offeringsuperiorimagingcapabilitiesforbothexistingandfuturetechnologies.

Easy upgrades

AnexistingdigitalPlanmecaProMaxcanbeeasilyupgradedto3Dunitandnewimagingprogramscanbeaddedwithsoftwareupgradesensuringsuperiormaxillofacialradiographseverytimeandcomplyingwithfutureimagingneeds.

New era of dental imaging

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Succesfull radiographs with open patient positioning

Open positioning

Oneofthemostcommonreasonsforfailedradiographsisincorrectpatientpositioning.WithPlanmeca ProMax®openpositioningconceptpatientpositioningisextremelyeasy.Theimagingarmcanbemovedasideleavingtheareafreefortheoperatortoobservethepatientfromalldirections.

Side entry – easy access, relaxed patient 

Thesideentryallowseasyaccessforalltypesofpatients.Theexposurecanbetakenthepatientstanding–therecommendedwayforshortprocedures–orseated.Ifnecessary,thepatientcanevenremainseatedonawheelchair.Sideentryallowsthepatienttomaintaindirectvisualcontactwiththeoperatorthewholetime–orincaseofachildwithaccompanyingadult–helpingthepatienttorelax.

Precise positioning with advanced positioning beams

Atriplelaserbeamsystemindicatesthecorrectanatomicalpositioningpointsensuringproperalignmentandcompletelyeliminatingtheneedformirrors.

• Themidsagittalplanepositioningbeamindicatesthecorrectsidewaysalignmentofthepatient’sheadresultinginsymmetricandundistortedimageintheleft-rightdirection.

• TheFrankforthorizontalplanepositioningbeamshowsthecorrectforwardtiltofthepatient’shead,sothatthedentalarchlinesupstraightintheradiograph.

• Thefocallayerpositioningbeamindicatesthefocallayer’spositionintheincisorregionandensuresthepatientispositionedfullyinsidethefocallayerforsharpandclearimages.

Improved image quality with Dynamic Exposure Control (DEC)

TheuniquedigitalDynamicExposureControl(DEC)automaticallyadjuststheexposurevaluesindividuallyforeachpatientbasedontheiranatomicstructureandbonedensity.DECclearlyimprovestheimagequalitybyproducingimagesofmoreconsistentbrightnessandcontrast.DECisavailablebothforpanoramicandcephalometricimaging.

Accurate images with autofocus

WiththeuniqueAutofocusfeaturepatientpositioningispracticallyerror-free.Automaticallypositionedfocallayerusesabriefscoutexposurereducingretakesremarkably.

Intuitive controls for efficient workflow

Clearcommandsandgraphiciconsmakethegraphicaluserinterface(GUI)veryeasytousewhichallowsfortheusertofocusonpositioningandcommunicatingwiththepatient.Whenimagingiscompletedapreviewimageshowsonthemaindisplay.

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Special programs for various diagnostic needs

BesidestheStandardPanoramicprogramthefollowingprogramsareoffered:

Interproximalpanoramicprogramgeneratesanimagewhereinterproximalteethcontactsareopen,anditismostoftenusedforcariesdetection.

Orthogonalpanoramicprogramproducesanimagewithclearlyvisiblealveolarcrestforimproveddiagnostics,anditisidealforperiodontalimagingandimplantplanning.

BitewingPanoramicprogramusesimprovedinterproximalangulationgeometry,resultinginanintraoralbitewingimagepairwithverylowpatientdose.

Inchildmode,theimagingareaandexposurevaluesinallprogramsarereducedandinthepanoramicprogramfocallayercanbenarrowed.Thisreducesthepatientdosageby35%,whileprovidingfulldiagnosticinformation.

Withthehorizontalandverticalsegmentingoption,theexposurecanbelimitedstrictlytothediagnosticregionofinterest.Comparedtofullpanoramicexposurepatientdosageisreducedbyupto93%.*

TheTMJimagingprogramsproducelateralorposteroanteriorviewsofopenorclosedtemporomandibularjoints.Theimagingangleandpositioncanbeadjustedtocorrespondtotheindividualanatomyofeachpatient.

ThestandardDoubleTMJprogramsproducemouthopenandmouthclosedimagesoftheTMJsonthesameradiographeitherfromlateralorfromposteroanteriorview.

TheoptionalLateral-PATMJprogramproduceslateralandPAviewsonthesameradiographandtheMulti-angleTMJprogramsproduceradiographswithimagesfromthreedifferentangleseitherfromthelateralorposteroanteriorview.

Thesinusprogramsprovideaclearviewofthemaxillarysinuses.

*Absorbed dose reduced by sliced exposure using sector selector system with rotational panoramic radiography,Y.Hayakawa,N.Kobayashi,Y.Kousuge,H.FujimoriandK.Kuroyanagi,BulletinofTokyoDentalCollege,Vol.35,No.3,pp.127–131,August,1994

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New opportunities with tomography

Valuable tool for implantology

Planmeca ProMax®tomographyprogramsprovidecorrecttopographicinformationandallrequiredimagesfortheanalysis,planningandfollow-upofimplantandsurgeryprocedures.

ThePlanmecaProMaxtomographysystemproducescleartomographicslicesofanypartofthemaxilla,mandible,ortemporomandibularjoints.Thecross-sectionalorlongitudinaltomographscanbeadjustedtoanyspecificangleandtheconstant1.5-foldmagnificationfactorandcombinationprogramsenableexactmeasurements.

Automated and accurate tomography

Thepre-adjustmentofthepositionandangleofthetomographicexposureisdoneautomaticallyaccordingtotheoperator’sprogramandtargetselectiononthemaindisplay.Fine-alignmentusingthesmartpositioningjoystickishighlypracticalandintuitive.Theduallaserbeamsindicatetheexactsiteandorientationofthetomographiccut.Animpressionmodelofthepatient’sdentalarchcanbeusedforeasyandreliablefine-alignmentofthepositionandtheangle.

Ingenious Transtomography®

ThedigitaltomographyoptioninPlanmecaProMaxofferstwoimagingsystems:digitallineartomographyandTranstomography®.

ThepatentedingeniousTranstomographyallowseasierpatientpositioningandenhancesthediagnosticvalueoftheimage.TranstomographyusesamultiplesweepmethodtoproducelineartomographyeffectwithanarrowX-raybeam.Transtomographycombinesthetranslationmovementwithanoscillationmovementwherethecentreoftherotationmovesovertheregionofinterest.*

Combined tomography

Integratingcross-sectionalandlongitudinalviewsonthesameradiographthecombinedtomographyishighlyvaluableinimplantplanningsincebothtransversalandlongitudinalviewsrecordthesameverticalposition.ThelevelmeasurementtoolofthePlanmeca Romexis®softwarecanbeappliedtothecombinedradiograph,confirmingtheexactpositionoftheimages.

Cross-sectional tomography

Withcross-sectionaltomographyprograms,1–4cross-sectionalimagescanbetakeneithermanuallyorusingtheversatileautomaticprogramsononeradiograph.Theautomaticprogramsprovideaseriesofimageswithadjacent(adjustableinterval)andmulti-angletomographiccuts,ortargetedimagesofthesinusandthenasalcavity.

Longitudinal tomography

Thelongitudinalprogramsprovide1–4longitudinaltomographiccutsononeradiographeithermanuallyorwithversatileautomaticprograms.Theautomaticprogramsprovideseriesofimageswithadjacentimages(adjustableinterval),multi-angleimages,orspecialimagesofthesinusandthenasalcavity.Longitudinalslicesareidealforinstanceforthirdmolarassessmentanddiagnosticsofthetemporomandibularjoints.

* Transtomography: a new tomographic scanning technique,U.Welander,G.Li,W.D.McDavidandG.Tronje,DentomaxillofacialRadiology(2004)33,188–195

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Functional technology

Direct digital radiography: fluent workflow, easy diagnostics and efficient communications 

DirectdigitalradiographyprovidesseveraladvantagesbothforthepatientandfortheX-rayimagingworkflow.DirectdigitalX-rayimagingsavestime,asimagesappearonscreenwithinsecondsaftertheexposureandareimmediatelyavailablefordiagnosisanywhereinthepracticenetwork.

Digitalimagescanbeenhancedinimagingsoftware.Thisgivesnewopportunitiesfordiagnosticsandallowsadjustmentoftheimagedarknessandcontrasttooptimisediagnosticallyrelevantregions.

Networkedimagingequipment,workstationsanddigitalarchivesenableefficientimagecommunications.Electronicimagecopiesmatchtheoriginalinqualityandthusthehighestqualityimageisalwaysaccessibleforon-sitediagnosticsaswellasforremoteconsultation.

Rotational freedom with SCARA technology

Planmeca ProMax®utilisesuniqueSCARAtechnology(SelectivelyCompliantArticulatedRobotArm).SCARAisarevolutionaryelectro-mechanicalconstruction,providingflexible,preciseandcomplexmovementsrequiredinrotationalmaxillofacialradiography.SCARAtechnologyiscombinedwithreal-timecomputationofdynamicrotationpatterns.Theseenableoptimisedradiographyofeachpatient’sanatomy,meetingwithvirtuallyanydiagnosticrequirementinmaxillofacialdentistry.

Different models for different needs

Thethree-jointmodel(SCARA3)hasbeendesignedforallimagingneeds:panoramic,TMJ,sinus,2Dtomographyand3Dimaging.

Thetwo-jointmodel(SCARA2)includesbasicprogramsforpanoramicimagingcompletedwithBitewingpanoramic,TMJandsinusimagingprograms.Athirdjointcanalsoberetrofittedtotheunit.

Bothmodelscanbeequippedwithacephalostat.

Superior clinical quality images

Inordertogetaccurateandclearpanoramicradiographs,theformoftheX-rayunitfocallayermustfollowtheactualpatientanatomy.InPlanmecaProMax,theformofthefocallayerfollowsthescientificallydefinedshapeofhumandentalarchandjawresultinginpanoramicradiographswithclearlysuperiorclinicalquality.*

Thejawshapeandsizevariesbetweenindividualsaccordingtotheirsize,gender,raceandage.Consequently,asinglepanoramicfocallayerformdoesnotsuitforallpatients.InPlanmecaProMax,theoperatormayadjusttheshapeofthefocallayeraccordingtothejawshapeandsizecharacteristictothepatient.**

*Standard Forms of Dentition and Mandible for Applications in Rotational Panoramic Radiography,U.Welander,P.Nummikoski,G.Tronje,W.D.McDavid,P.E.LegrellandR.P.Langlais,Dento-MaxillofacialRadiology,1989,Vol.18,May

**Dental and Mandibular Arch Widths in Three Ethnic Groups in Texas: A Radiographic Study,P.Nummikoski,T.Prihoda,R.P.Langlais,W.D.McDavid,U.WelanderandG.Tronje,OralSurgery&OralMedicine&OralPathology1988;65:609–17

Self-diagnostic system for easy servicing

Theself-diagnosticsystemcontinuouslymonitorstheunit,andhelpmessageswiththelanguageofchoiceguidetheoperatorinthecorrectuseoftheunit.Inaddition,theunitcontrolsystemrecordsaneventlog,whichincaseofabnormaloperationhelpsboththeoperatorandtechnicalservice. Clear images with advanced imaging geometry

PlanmecaProMax’simaginggeometryefficientlyeliminatesredundantshadowsandghostimagescausedbyobjectsoutsidetheimagelayersignificantlyincreasingthediagnosticvalueofpanoramicradiographs.

Theshadowofthecervicalvertebrae,whichcommonlydisturbstheclarityoftheanteriorregion,isautomaticallyeliminatedbyadjustingtheamountofradiationinthecentralincisorregion.Thiscomputer-controlledcorrectionensuresthatthereisnolossofimagecontrastordensity.

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Straightforward cephalometrics

Automatic exposure control – optimum image quality

Thethicknessofthepatient’sboneandsofttissuevariesaccordingtothesize,raceandageofthepatient.Bymeasuringthepatient’sradiationtransparencyandadjustingtheexposurevaluesaccordinglytheAutomaticExposureControl(AEC)helpstoachievetheoptimumdarknessandcontrast.AECisavailablebothforpanoramicandcephalometricimaging.

Special features for film units

3D upgrade made simple

Cephalometric film systems

PlanmecaProMaxCephalostatCAautomaticallyselectsthecorrectcephalometricapertureaccordingtothecassettesizeanditspositiononthecassetteholder.Anautomaticlaserbeamassistinsofttissuefilterpositioning.

PlanmecaProMaxCephalostatCMadjuststhecephalometricaperturesandthesofttissuefilteraccordingtotheoperator’sselectionontheGUIwithmotorisedcontrols.

ThePlanmecaProMaxfilmunitscanbeconvertedentirelydigitalanytimeinthefuture.Thisappliestoallimagingmodalities–panoramic,tomographicandcephalometricimaging–aswellastoallimagingprograms.

Simple upgradeability to a 3D unit

AnyPlanmecaProMaxfilmordigitalX-rayunitcanbeeasilyupgradedtoPlanmeca ProMax® 3D sorPlanmeca ProMax® 3Dunitbysimplychangingtheimagingsensoranduploadingsoftwareupgrades.

Bothunitsarealsoavailablewith3Dfacescan.

Easy cephalometry

WithPlanmeca ProMax®Cephalostatcephalometricimagingiseasierandmoreaccuratethaneverbefore.Bychangingtheplaceofthedigitalsensortheunitswitchesfrompanoramictocephalometricimagingmodality.Theunitcanalsobeequippedwithtwofixeddigitalsensors.

Thefunctionallydesigned,easy-to-useheadsupportguaranteesaccuratepatientpositioninginallcephalometricprojections.Thecarbonfibreearpostsandnasalsupportareextremelydurable,hygienicandfullytransparenttoradiation.

Wide range of image sizes

Theuniquedesignallowsanexceptionalrangeofimagesizesandformatswithfieldsizesofupto30x27cm(11.8x10.6in.)makingdigitallateralradiographsofthewholeskullveryeasy.WiththesofttissuefilterappliedinthePlanmeca Romexis®imagingsoftwaretheimagescanbeviewedwithorwithoutthefilter.

Lateralimageandhandimage AllcommoncephalometricprojectionsarepossibleLateralandPAprojections

Volume sizes for all needsPlanmeca ProMax 3D s Planmeca ProMax 3D Voxel size, isotropic

Standard volume (child mode)

Ø50 x 80 mm (Ø42 x 68 mm)

Ø50 x 50 mm (Ø42 x 42 mm)

Ø80 x 80 mm (Ø68 x 68 mm)

Ø80 x 50 mm (Ø68 x 42 mm)

Ø40 x 80 mm (Ø34 x 68 mm)

Ø40 x 50 mm (Ø34 x 42 mm)

100 µm, 200 µm, 400 µm

Stitched volume 90 x 60 x 130 mm 140 x 105 x 130 mm 200 µm, 400 µm

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Technical specificationsDimensions for Planmeca ProMax® 

with film-based cephalostatDimensions for Planmeca ProMax® 

with digital cephalostat

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3 (5

1–86

.3”)

1250

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1532

–243

2 (6

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1298

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8 (5

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86.5

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1532

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2 (6

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95.7

”)

708

(27.

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698 (27.5”)150(5.9”)

1123 (44.2”) 850 (33.5”)

Ø820(32.3”)

1250

(49

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1250

(49

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756

(29.

8”)

698 (27.5”)150(5.9”)

1128 (44.4”) 850 (33.5”)

Ø820(32.3”)

990 (39”)

Planmeca ProMax®

Generator Constant potential, resonance mode high frequency 80–150 kHz

X-ray tube D-054SB-P

Focal spot size 0.5 x 0.5 mm (IEC 336)

Total filtration min. 2.5 mm Al equivalent

Anode voltage 50–84 kV

Anode current 0.5–16 mA DC

Exposure time Pan 2.7–16 s

Ceph 0.2–19 s

Tomo 3–24 s / frame

SID Pan 500 mm (19 in.)

Ceph 163–170 cm (64–67 in.)

Magnification Pan constant 1.2

Ceph 1.08–1.13

CCD pixel size 48 µm

Image pixel size 48/96/144 µm selectable

CCD active surface Pan 6 x 147 mm

Ceph 6 x 295 mm

Resolution (digital) Pan max. 9 lp/mm

Ceph max. 5.7 lp/mm

Image field (digital) Pan 14 x 30 cm (5.5 x 12 in.)

Ceph 24/27 x 18/30 cm (9/10.6 x 7/11.8 in.)

File size, un compressed (digital)

Pan 4–33 MB

Ceph 7–16 MB

Line voltage 100–240 V, 50 or 60 Hz

Regulation Automatic, ±10 %

Line current 8–16 A

Colour White (RAL 9016)

Available features for Planmeca ProMax®

Imaging programs for SCARA3

Basic panoramic programs

Standard

Lateral double TMJ

PA double TMJ

Sinus

Horizontal and vertical segmenting for panoramic program

Advanced panoramic programs

Interproximal

Orthogonal

Bitewing

Lateral-PA double TMJ

Lateral multiangle TMJ

PA multiangle TMJ

PA non rotational sinus

Lateral non rotational sinus

Horizontal segmenting

Tomography Digital linear tomography and Transtomography in digital machine

True linear tomography or Linear tomography in film unit

Imaging programs for SCARA2

Basic panoramic programs

Standard

Lateral double TMJ

PA double TMJ

Sinus

Horizontal and vertical segmenting for panoramic program

Bitewing Physical space requirementsPlanmeca ProMax panoramic Planmeca ProMax panoramic with

cephalostat

Width 96 cm (38 in.) 194 cm (76 in.)

Depth 125 cm (49 in.) 125 cm (49 in.)

Height* 153–243 cm (60–96 in.) 153–243 cm (60–96 in.)

Weight 113 kg (lbs 248) 128 kg (lbs 282)

Minimum operational space requirementsPlanmeca ProMax panoramic Planmeca ProMax panoramic with

cephalostat

Width 150 cm (59 in.) 215 cm (85 in.)

Depth 163 cm (64 in.) 163 cm (64 in.)

Height* 243 cm (96 in.) 243 cm (96 in.)

*Themaximumheightoftheunitcanbeadjustedforofficeswithlimitedceilingspace.

Planmeca Romexis® imaging softwarePlanmeca Romexis®isacomprehensivesoftwareforacquiring,viewingandprocessing2Dand3Dimages.FullsupportforbothWindowsandMacOSoperatingsystemsprovidesadditionalfreedominoperatingyourclinic.Supported 2D X-ray modalities

Intraoral

Panoramic

Cephalometric

2D linear tomographySupported 3D modalities

3D CBCT

3D photo

3D surface scanSupported photo sources

Intraoral camera

Digital camera or scanner (import or TWAIN capture)

Operating systems Windows XP

Windows Vista

Windows 7

Windows 2003 Server

Windows 2008 Server

Mac OS X*

For detailed information please see system requirements of Planmeca Romexis www.planmeca.com

*PlanmecaRomexisCephalometricAnalysismoduleisnotsupportedonMacOS.

Image formats JPEG or TIFF (2D image)

DICOM (2D and 3D image)

STL (3D image import/export)

TIFF, JPEG, PNG, BMP (import/export)Image size 2D X-ray image: 1–9 MB

3D X-ray image: typically 50 MB–1 GB

DICOM 3.0 support DICOM Import/Export

DICOM DIR Media Storage

DICOM Print SCU

DICOM Storage SCU

DICOM Worklist SCU

DICOM Query/Retrieve

DICOM Storage Commitment

DICOM MPPSInterfaces TWAIN Client

PMBridge (patient information and images)

VDDS (patient information and images)

InfoCarrier (patient information)

Datagate (patient and user information)

Installation options Client–Server

Java Web Start deployment

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is strongly committed to R&D, and is the largest privately held company in the field.

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