Strato X User Manual - Image Works

USER'S MANUAL
General instructions for use
6.7 IMPLANT examination
The linear tomography examination (Implant) has been implemented to
fulfil the emerging need of implant examination; in this way we make
easiest the pre surgical planning mode and also to follow up the post
surgical phase.
Essential requirements for a tomographic examination in the surgical
planning phase are to correctly determine the available space for implant;
these requirements comprise the lingual and vestibular contour, bone
thickness on the point of interest, position of the floor of the maxillary
sinus or the distance between the alveolar crest and the upper board of
the mandibular canal. All these structure are not adequately visualised
using a standard panoramic or periapicals radiographs.
Linear tomography technique make possible to answer to the above
requirements with a constant magnification factor (+37%) both in vertical
and horizontal direction, so making possible to perform measurements
directly on the film. Additional advantage of linear tomography comes out
from the dose reduction compared to the standard TC examination.
NOTE:
The presence of radio-opaque material close to the area under
examination may generate artifacts which make difficult a good
diagnosis.
Implant examinations can be conducted with two different modalities,
called reduced and complete implant respectively. First mode allows to
obtain two images of the point of interest, while the second mode obtains
four images; in both cases, examination is conducted in the same way.
The images, having a dimensions of 5x7cm, are placed side by side on
the same film. First image, the longitudinal allow a complete vision of the
interested zone while the other are transversal images (1 or 3) of the
selected point and allows to evaluate all the relevant dimensions (height
and bone thickness).
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