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A lower
dose than
in panoramic
imaging
Orthodontic case,
effective patient dose 4 µSV
Planmeca ProMax® 3D units Ultra low dose images are ideal for 15
offer a unique Planmeca Ultra
Low Dose™ imaging protocol many clinical cases, such as:
that enables CBCT imaging with • Postoperative and follow-up studies in
an even lower patient radiation
dose than standard 2D panoramic imaging. maxillofacial surgery
This pioneering imaging protocol is based • Orthodontics:
on intelligent 3D algorithms developed
by Planmeca and offers a vast amount of • L ocalisation of unerupted or impacted
detailed anatomical information at a very teeth
low patient dose.
• Detection of facial asymmetries
• Defining orthodontic landmarks for
cephalometric analysis
• ENT studies:
• Sinus imaging
• Measurements of airways
• Implant planning
New Planmeca Ultra Low Dose™ many cases, 2D imaging can no longer be Dr Jorma Järnstedt
protocol has changed imaging justified, since an ultra low dose 3D image DDS, Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial
practices at Tampere University simply gives so much additional information Radiology, Department of Radiology,
Hospital in Finland at a similar radiation dose. Medical Imaging Centre, Tampere
University Hospital, Finland
“We have been using the new Planmeca Our patients are often concerned about
Ultra Low Dose protocol since last summer, radiation exposure, but once they hear that
and we have found it to be very useful in the dose is even lower than in traditional
many imaging indications. These include panoramic 2D imaging, they are always
postoperative follow-up studies, orthodon- relieved. Also, referring physicians often
tic cases requiring localisation of impacted specifically ask us to use the Ultra Low Dose
teeth and their effects on the neighbouring protocol.
ones, detection of facial asymmetries, sinus
imaging in certain ENT cases where sinusitis We take around 2,000 CBCT images per
needs to be excluded, pharyngeal airway year, and the number is constantly growing.
measurements in sleep apnoea patients, as We have been using the new protocol for
well as many implant cases. the imaging of both larger and smaller areas.
It has proven to be a very beneficial method,
The new imaging protocol has already improving the quality of patient care and
changed traditional imaging practices: in giving a vast amount of detailed anatomical
information at a low radiation dose.”
