C. Diagnostic Records
During the diagnostic records appointment, we thoroughly document a patient's occlusion (bite), overall dental condition, and the relationship between their teeth and their skeletal structure. With this information, a complete and comprehensive orthodontic treatment plan will be formulated.

Diagnostic records consist of:

Cephalogram
Panoramic X-ray
Facial Photographs
Intra-oral photographs
Impressions of the teeth

These orthodontic records are used to diagnose and plan the orthodontic procedure needed for each individual patient.

Cephalogram

The Cephalogram details the patient's dental occlusion (bite) and the relationship between the occlusion and their skeletal structure. Overlaying the Cephalogram, Dr. Boyd will create a Cephalometric tracing in which he makes different measurements, both linear and angular, to determine the position of the jaws and teeth. He can then determine the appropriate orthodontic treatment plan that will result in the most attractive and functional facial harmony.

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Panoramic X-rays

Panoramic x-rays are equivalent to smiling from ear to ear. But in this case, we are producing x-rays from ear-to-ear, detailing in a single x-ray, all of a patient's teeth and their relationship to each other.

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Facial or Intra-oral Photography

We fully document, through the latest in digital photography, each new patient's face in three views and teeth in five views.

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First Impressions

Plaster casts from impressions create a lasting record that is not only beneficial to determining and providing the appropriate treatment, it's also a tremendous before-and-after tool that dramatically reminds patients of the progress they've made toward the desired end result.

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