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Planmeca 3D imaging concept completed with new members

Leading the way with 3D face photo                                                           Yet another
                                                                                             Planmeca ProMax 3D

While the dentistry is still in the middle    the facial geometry while two digital came-    Another novelty for spring 2010 is Planmeca
of discovering the potentials of 3D CBVT      ras, aided by two led lights illuminating      ProMax 3D Mid featuring imaging field
imaging Planmeca made its next move           the area, capture the colour texture of the    size larger than the one in Planmeca
by introducing a CBVT unit integrated         face. The Planmeca Romexis software then       ProMax 3D and smaller than the one in
3D face scan at the Highlights in Imaging     combines the information into a 3D photo.      Planmeca ProMax 3D Max. This genuine
Tour opening event in Copenhagen at the       The unit can acquire both a 3D photo and       all-in-one unit provides digital panoramic,
beginning of March 2010.                      a CBVT image in one scan.                      cep­ halometric and 3D imaging and offers
                                                                                             the widest selection of volume sizes of all
What is it?                                   What is it for?                                Planmeca X-ray units ranging from small size
                                                                                             (Ø40 x 50 mm) for single tooth imaging to
As part of the company’s acknowledged         The 3D face photo is a safe and quick tool     maxillofacial image size (Ø160 x 90 mm) and
3D imaging concept based on Cone Beam         for example for treatment follow-up and        everything in between.
Volumetric Tomography and SCARA tech-         preplanning. The unit reproduces the
nology, Planmeca ProMax 3D ProFace is the     dimensions and the colour texture of the          The unit can be equipped with a cep­ h­
first CBVT unit with integrated 3D face scan  face, and the 3D photo visualises soft tissue  alostat, and it features SmartPan enabling
on the dental market. In addition to novel    in relation to dentin. As the unit takes both  acquiring of 3D and 2D images with the
three-dimensional face photo, the  unit       a CBVT image and a 3D photo in one scan,       same sensor. Planmeca ProMax 3D Mid will
acquires panoramic, cephalometric and         the patient position, facial expression and    be available in autumn 2010.
CBVT images.                                  muscle position remain unchanged and are
                                              thus compatible between the images.
   The 3D photo is a result of totally
radiation-free process: two lasers scan
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