Patient Positioning In Waters' View - Planmeca ProMax User Manual

5 Cephalometric exposure

5.6 Patient positioning in Waters' view

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4. Press the release lever on the left ear post holder and very carefully slide
the positioning cones into the patient's ears.
1. Perform steps one to five as described in section "Patient positioning in
posteroanterior or anteroposterior projection" on page 21. Rotate the
head support plate to the 90° position so that the nasal positioner is
placed next to the sensor.
2. Turn the nasal positioner up.
3. Position the patient between the ear posts so that they face the sensor.
4. Position the patient's head so that the alar-tragal line is tilted up about 35
to 40 degrees.
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