Required Patient Records

To deliver an effective treatment plan, our experts require specific patient records from you. Please review the below list and provide each image, X-ray and scan with each patient record submission.

Profile Photographs

Please do not censor eyes in actual records.

Side View

  • 90 degrees
  • Ensure patient’s lips are relaxed
  • NO flash
  • Clear and light coloured background

Front View

  • Ensure straight on view (tip: ears are evenly seen, no canting)
  • Ensure patient’s lips are relaxed
  • Clear and light coloured background

Smiling Front View

  • Instruct patient to smile (voluntary, reproducible smile)
  • Clear and light coloured background

Intra-Oral Photographs

Tip: Turn ON the flash

Right Buccal View

  • Canines shown
  • 1st Molars shown
  • Ensure lips are retracted

Side View

  • To show overjet only

Left Buccal View

  • Canines shown

  • 1st Molars shown

  • Ensure lips are retracted

Upper Mirror View

  • 1st Molars shown (at least)

  • Ensure lips are retracted

Front View

  • Ensure straight on view

  • Ensure lips are retracted

  • Ensure patient is in CO

Lower Mirror View

  • 1st Molars shown (at least)

  • Ensure lips are retracted

X-Rays

Lateral Cephalometric X-ray

  • Ensure high resolution, optimal contrast and brightness
  • Ensure natural head posture

Panoramic X-ray

  • Ensure optimal resolution, contrast, brightness
  • Ensure natural head posture
  • Ensure metallic objects (necklaces, glasses, earrings) removed

CBCT Scan

  • If indicated pertaining to clinical findings
  • If available, it can be included here

Bitewing & Periapical X-rays

  • If indicated pertaining to clinical findings
  • If available, it can be included here

Study Models

Study models can be uploaded in digital STL file format or photographs of physical plaster models.

Tip: Dark background with white study model. FLASH ON.

Right Buccal View

  • Perpendicular to buccal segment
  • Canines shown
  • 1st Molars shown
  • CO position

Frontal View

  • Straight on view
  • CO position

Left Buccal View

  • Perpendicular to buccal segment
  • Canines shown
  • 1st Molars shown
  • CO position

Upper Occlusal View

  • Angle should be perpendicular to occlusal

Lower Occlusal View

  • Angle should be perpendicular to occlusal

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