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Team Planmeca

In dentistry,

image is everything

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Your X-ray unit is arguably the most important
tool in your dental practice. But how do you
achieve a great diagnostic image? If you ask
Planmeca’s Product Development Manager
Mikko Lilja, it’s a combination of three Cs:
contrast, crispness, and correcting artefacts.

YOU can’t treat what you can’t diagnose. You can’t
diagnose what you can’t see. That’s why the most
important diagnostic tool in your office is, arguably,
your dental X-ray unit.
Both imaging technology and software are
making daily strides to reduce doses on the one
hand and improve image quality on the other.
However, despite the incredible progress made
in the last decade, some challenges remain. So
how do you achieve a great image? Our Product
Development Manager Mikko Lilja says it’s a
combination of three Cs: contrast, crispness and
correcting artefacts.

Contrast, resolution and sharpness
In order to take a quality image, you first need a
quality imaging unit. Planmeca offers plenty to
choose from, from tried-and-true X-ray units to the
most advanced 3D imaging devices. Consequently,
it is important to look at what kind of device suits
your clinical needs – whether it’s a solid workhorse
unit or a full-featured, fully-capable CBCT device.
In choosing the right imaging unit, Lilja
mentions looking at devices that “have the
baseline image quality – nice contrast, resolution
and sharpness.” With the additional dimension
provided by CBCT, a crisp 3D image can provide
an in-depth look at any area of interest, from single
implant cases to the entire maxillofacial region.

Zap those pesky artefacts
Although panoramic X-rays have been the norm
in dental imaging for a long time, there is only
so much you can see from a 2D image of a 3D

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