Digital photography enhances diagnostics, communication, and documentation

Compend Contin Educ Dent. 2011 Nov-Dec:32 Spec No 4:36-8.

Abstract

Digital dental photography is an exceptional tool for communication, diagnosis, and documentation. So much of what is possible today with dental treatment hinges strongly upon dentists' ability to fully capture the necessary diagnostic information and properly educate their patients. With the proper training, techniques, equipment, and implementation, dental photography can significantly enhance the level of treatment provided.

MeSH terms

  • Dental Records
  • Dentist-Patient Relations
  • Diagnosis, Oral / instrumentation
  • Diagnosis, Oral / methods
  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted*
  • Photography, Dental* / instrumentation
  • Photography, Dental* / methods