
Handicapping Labio-Lingual Deviation (HLD) Index
Purpose: | To use the Handicapping Labio-Lingual Deviation (HLD) Index to evaluate a person for orthodontic handicap. |
Specialty: | Otolaryngology |
Objective: | clinical diagnosis, including family history for genetics, criteria for diagnosis, psychological response |
ICD-10: | K07, Q35, Q37 |
Description: | The Handicapping Labio-Lingual Deviation (HLD) Index was developed to fill the need for a simple, reproducible and valid method for identifying patients with a physical handicap arising from dental abnormalities. |
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