title: Digital records in orthodontics.
abstract: In this electronic age there is a general move to digital records. In orthodontics this includes digital photography, digital radiography and the latest development, digital study models. The advantages and occasional disadvantages of this digital technology will be discussed in some detail.
mesh_terms: D003792:Dental Records; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D003765:Models, Dental; D009970:Orthodontics; D023861:Photography, Dental / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D019252:Radiography, Dental, Digital