title: Digital records in orthodontics.
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.
authors.affiliation: University of Manchester.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Sandler
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bearn
mesh_terms: D003792:Dental Records; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D003765:Models, Dental; D009970:Orthodontics; D023861:Photography, Dental / Q000295:instrumentation; D019252:Radiography, Dental, Digital