Clinical Reasoning / Case Logic

The Case Logic Framework

A fixed order of operations that keeps the loud finding from crowding out the decisive one.

Clinical Decision Canvas

Each stage ends at a checkpoint. If a stage cannot be completed, the next one is not started.

Records before conclusions. What the case actually shows, unfiltered by habit.

Turning observations into a precise problem list rather than a vague complaint.

Reading relationships between teeth, jaws, soft tissue and function.

Which problem drives the others, and which resolves once that one moves.

Options weighed against objectives, biology, time and the patient's reality.

Order matters. Each step is chosen for what it makes possible next.

Mechanics designed for the plan — anchorage, force systems, control.

Response is data. Plans adapt when the case says something new.

Next step

Case discussions work through these stages against your own records.