About

Oral Interface is a small independent editorial project about the records behind dental care. We explain how digital scans and laboratory files relate to the images and written notes kept by a practice.

We exist because a record can become difficult to use when it leaves the place that made it. A picture of a model may resemble a scan while carrying none of its measurable shape, and a folder of images may arrive without the dates that explain it.

We work through one practical subject at a time, defining technical terms and showing where information can go missing. Our articles distinguish file handling from clinical decisions, which depend on an examination by a qualified dentist, and use a limited set of background links without promoting treatments or equipment.