How should I mark up X-rays and photos for a patient presentation?
Keep it simple and understandable, and let the patient see the bird’s eye view instead of a clinical lecture. Pick the simplest photos and X-rays they can actually relate to, then make a few plain notations on them. The how does not matter much. Use a graphics tablet, use a mouse, or draw on a physical printout and have someone digitize it later. What matters is that the illustrations come from the dentist doing the diagnosis, not from staff guessing what you meant. The patient does not need to understand radiographs. They need to look at one image and instantly grasp what is wrong and where. Think of it like circling the one thing on a map that matters instead of handing someone the whole atlas. Mark less, point clearly, and let the picture do the talking.
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