DIAGNOSTIC AIDS

DIAGNOSTIC AIDS

ESSENTIAL SUPPLEMENTAL
Case history Specialized radiographs
Clinical examination Lateral Cephalogram
Study models Occlusal
Radiographs Cone shift technique
Facial photographs Hand wrist radiographs
Diagnostic set up
Occlusograms
Electromyographic examination of muscle activity
• NAME: Communication and Record purpose
• AGE/SEX: Growth modification/Orthognathic surgery/Camouflage
treatment
• FATHER’S NAME/OCCUPATION: Economic status
• ADDRESS: Communication
• CHIEF COMPLAINT: Patient’s motivation & expectation
MEDICAL HISTORY
Reveal cause of problem
Relation between patient’s condition and orthodontic treatment
DENTAL HISTORY
PRENATAL HISTORY
• Health of mother during pregnancy
• Nutritional disorder
• Type of delivery
• Drugs used at the time of pregnancy
POST NATAL HISTORY
• Manner, duration, type of feeding
• History of abnormal habits
• Disturbances in sleep
• Type of breathing
• History of adenoidectomy/ tonsillectomy
• Milestones
• History of trauma
FAMILY HISTORY
• Skeletal malocclusion
PATIENT’S ATTITUDE AND
MOTIVATION
GROWTH STATUS