Digital Records in Orthodontics

From Volume 29, Issue 1, January 2002 | Pages 18-24

Authors

P.J. Sandler

BDS(Hons), MSc, FDS RCPS, MOrth RCS

Consultant Orthodontist, Royal Hospital, Chesterfield

Articles by P.J. Sandler

A.M. Murray

BDS, MSc, FDS RCPS, MOrth, RCS

Consultant Orthodontist, Derby

Articles by A.M. Murray

D. Bearn

MSc, PhD, FDS(Orth), MOrth

Lecturer in Orthodontics/Consultant, University of Manchester

Articles by D. Bearn

Abstract

In this electronic age there is a general move towards keeping digital records, and many trades and professions now use digital images exclusively. In this article, the advantages (and occasional disadvantages) of the use of digital photography, digital radiography and the latest development – digital study models – in orthodontics are discussed.

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