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A Short Guide to Clinical Digital Photography in Orthodontics

A Short Guide to Clinical Digital Photography in Orthodontics

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The basic Orthodontic Record-taking is comprised of three main types of
records:

1. Study models; properly-trimmed, dental stone-cast moulds.
2. Radiographs; usually a Panoramic view (OPG) and a Lateral Cephalometric
view.
3. Clinical photographs.

Each of these types of records provides certain diagnostic information to the
orthodontist to aid him/her in diagnosing and determining the best possible treatment plan for each particular case. The emphasis has long been on taking the first two (study models and X-rays), while the third (clinical photographs) was often seen as a luxury; an unnecessary waste of the clinician's time, by many orthodontists!
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