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All relevant structures at a fraction of the dose Significantly diminished patient doses

Dr Ceri Owen-Roberts carefully researched the available technologies as Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon Antero Salo is the founder of Qmedical,
he prepared to add a CBCT imaging unit to his clinic in Bristol. He deter- a high-quality dental clinic with several branches in Finland. He has been
mined that the Planmeca ProMax® 3D Max unit and its combination of working in the field for over two decades and has seen dramatic reduction
high image quality and low patient doses was the way to go. This decision in patient doses during that time.
has been a highly successful one.
”We use the Planmeca Ultra Low Dose protocol, and with the huge
“I am most proud of the fact that we can take such high quality scans leaps made in imaging technology, the risks associated with radiation
with a low radiation dose. Making the decision to invest in a CBCT is exposure have diminished considerably, especially compared to when we
made all the easier with the assurance that you can see all the relevant first started CBCT imaging around 15 years ago. Nowadays, we can often
anatomical structures at a fraction of the radiation dose of a traditional make an imaging decision based on the indication – not the amount of
CT. For my work with dental implants and oral surgery, this has been radiation.”
invaluable.”
We can often make an imaging
I am most proud of the fact that we can decision based on the indication
take such high quality scans with a low – not the amount of radiation.”

radiation dose.” Dr Antero Salo
Qmedical
Dr Ceri Owen-Roberts Helsinki, Finland
Elgin Park Dental Practice
Bristol, England

3D images at an even lower dose than 2D Dose does matter – that’s why it is minimized

When Dr Chris Navarro took over his father’s clinic in Nottingham, he Dr Nicholas Hein considers CBCT images to be valuable and necessary,
immediately invested in new technology. It has helped the clinic offer safe, but often runs into concerns regarding patient doses at his clinic in
prosthetically-driven treatments and Dr. Navorro has witnessed Springfield, Missouri. Using the Planmeca Ultra Low Dose protocol has
the benefits first-hand. helped him put patients’ minds at ease and improve case acceptance.

“I chose the Planmeca ProMax® 3D Classic imaging unit based on the ”Dose is an emotional conversation with a patient. They’re scared.
fact that it offers Planmeca’s proprietary Planmeca Ultra Low Dose imaging They know radiation is bad. And patients are not super concerned about
protocol. This facilitates 3D imaging at an even lower patient radiation the metrics of dose, per se. What they do care about is, ‘How does this
dose than standard 2D panoramic imaging, which is an important factor in impact me’? We’ve spent money on a machine that limits dose better than
the treatment of patients at my practice. The Planmeca ProMax 3D Classic anything else in the industry. We use it to say to patients, ‘We’re on your
produces good quality diagnostic images even with a low radiation dose, team, we agree with you – dose does matter. That’s why we minimize the
and I also like Planmeca Romexis®, the open source software platform dose’.”
of this CBCT unit.”

Planmeca ProMax 3D Classic produces We’ve spent money on a machine that
good quality diagnostic images even limits dose better than anything else in

with a low radiation dose.” the industry.”

Dr Chris Navarro Dr Nicholas Hein
Beeston Dental Springfield Dental Care
Nottingham, England Springfield, MO, United States

We have been able to replace the Shifting from 2D to 3D while ”Our patients and referring colleagues are
common CBCT protocols with the keeping doses low always happy to hear that the effective dose
Planmeca Ultra Low Dose protocol.” for certain indications is now even lower than
Prof. Dr Axel Bumann is a renowned ortho- in traditional 2D X-ray imaging. Since last year
dontist, oral surgeon and dental radiologist. we have been able to replace the common
He is also the Executive Director of Mesantis CBCT protocols with the Planmeca Ultra Low
3D Dental-Radiologicum – a CBCT imaging Dose protocol.”
centre in Berlin. Prof. Dr. Bumann thinks that
the Planmeca Ultra Low Dose protocol has Prof. Dr Axel Bumann
changed the scope of three-dimensional Mesantis 3D Dental-Radiologicum
imaging completely. Berlin, Germany

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