Taking A CBCT
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HOW TO TAKE CT - 3rd Floor
- Select patient
- Bring up Dexis
- Click the person icon in UL corner
- Click radiation icon to capture image
- Once screen is up make sure 3D is selected in UL corner of screen
- Select upper jaw, lower jaw and the two condyle areas to make everything green
- Press Home button on pano machine pad (furthest button to the right)
- Position patient
- Look for Ready for 3D in LL corner
- Once ready, press button to take x-ray (located on wall behind computer)
- Once x-ray pops up press ok
- Minimize next screen
- Click “Return All” which will make x-ray show up in Dexis
HOW TO TAKE ENDO CT
- Select patient
- Bring up Dexis
- Click the person icon in UL corner
- Click radiation icon to capture image
- Once screen is up make sure 3D is selected in UL corner of screen
- Select the tooth you want and one directly next to it (doesn’t matter which side)
- On the left hand side where it says H with a grid, click that and select E with the small grid (For Endo)
- Select the compass button to take a scout image
- Change jaw position if need to (the black chin rest is magnetic and can be flipped upside down depending on what arch the tooth is on)
- Position patient
- Look for Ready for Scout in LL corner
- Once ready, press button to take scout x-ray (this will make sure the tooth you are wanting is in the image view) (the button is located on wall behind computer)
- Click ok to take 3D image
- Once it says Ready for 3D, press button to take x-ray (located on wall behind computer)
- Once x-ray pops up, press ok
- Minimize next screen
- Click “Return All” which will make x-ray show up in Dexis