Essentials of Dental Photography

An accessible, one-stop guide to getting the most out of dental photography in clinical practice
 
Dental photography is an increasingly important part of dental care in general practices, hospitals, and specialist clinics. The uses of dental photographs are numerous, such as monitoring treatment outcomes, educating patients, promoting services, and providing evidence for litigation or regulatory purposes. Essentials of Dental Photography is a user-friendly guide to incorporating dental photographs into daily practice. Containing real-world advice and proven techniques, this book helps clinicians understand and apply the fundamental principles of dental photography.
 
Accessible chapters cover every major aspect of dental photography and answer the most common questions asked by clinicians. Step-by-step instructions show readers how to select the correct photographic and dental equipment, setup equipment for a variety of dental procedures, process images using photo-editing software, and more. The author, a recognised expert in the field, explain the basic concepts of dental photography and how to create high-quality, predictable and repeatable images. Providing an easy-to-follow roadmap to exceptional dental photographs, this practical guide:
* Covers all the basic concepts, equipment, and techniques of dental photography
* Illustrates the photographic setups for both intra- and extra-oral images
* Provides recommendations for appropriate types of cameras, lenses, flashes, reflectors, tripods, and software
* Discusses photographic archiving, electronic dissemination, printing, publishing, and presenting images
 
Essentials of Dental Photography is a valuable guide for dental practitioners and new graduates looking to learn dental photography and apply it in practice.

List of contents

Foreword xi
 
Preface xiii
 
Acknowledgments xv
 
Section 1 Equipment and Concepts 1
 
1 Photographic Equipment 3
 
Cameras 4
 
Sensors 6
 
Resolution 9
 
Sensor Speed or ISO 13
 
Sensor Cleaning 13
 
Colour (Bit) Depth 15
 
White Balance 16
 
Focusing 16
 
External Flash 17
 
Remote Shutter Release 17
 
Lenses 17
 
Lighting 19
 
Supports 23
 
Other photographic items 25
 
References 25
 
2 Dental Armamentarium and Clinical Considerations 27
 
Retractors 27
 
Photographic Mirrors and Contrasters 27
 
Field of View 30
 
Cross-infection Control 31
 
Health and Safety 32
 
Location 33
 
Supports 39
 
Delegation 40
 
Patient Consent 41
 
References 42
 
3 Technical Concepts and Settings 45
 
Every Picture Tells a Story 45
 
Setting the Tone 48
 
Lighting 48
 
Depth of Field 52
 
Exposure and Histogram 57
 
White Balance 63
 
Resolution 64
 
Other Settings 68
 
References 68
 
4 Composition and Standardisation 69
 
Composition 69
 
Dominance 69
 
Positioning 72
 
Leading the Eye 79
 
Balance 83
 
Standardisation 84
 
Standardisable Factors 89
 
Non-standardisable Factors 92
 
References 94
 
Section 2 Photographic Set-ups 97
 
5 Extra-Oral and Intra-Oral Images 99
 
Positioning 99
 
The Essential Dental Portfolio 101
 
Extra-Oral (Dento-Facial) Compositions 103
 
Intra-Oral Compositions 107
 
Optional Compositions 117
 
References 135
 
6 Portraiture 137
 
Lighting for Portraiture 137
 
Manipulating Light 138
 
Colour Temperature 138
 
Direction: Key Light 140
 
Intensity and Size 147
 
Fill Light 150
 
Background Light 153
 
Clinical Portraiture Set-Up 154
 
The Essential Portrait Portfolio 156
 
Optional Clinical Portraits 164
 
Non-clinical Portraiture Set-up 166
 
Generic Studio Portrait 167
 
Flattering Portrait 167
 
Profile Portrait 168
 
Coloured Gel Portrait 170
 
Classical Smile Line Portrait 171
 
Clinical vs. Non-clinical Portraiture 173
 
References 173
 
7 Bench Images 175
 
Uses of Bench Images 175
 
Backgrounds and Supports 178
 
Lighting 183
 
Bench Image Set-ups 184
 
Equipment Settings 186
 
Dental Casts (Models) with Black Background 189
 
Dental Cast with Coloured Background 190
 
Implant Supported Temporary Crown with Red Background 190
 
Perspex Backgrounds 193
 
Bokeh Composition 195
 
Stroboscopic Effect 196
 
References 202
 
8 Special Applications 203
 
Detailed Analysis of Hard and Soft Tissues 203
 
Opalescence and Fluorescence 208
 
Fibre-Optic Illumination 215
 
UV Illumination 215
 
Colour Fidelity 216
 
Shade Analysis 221
 
Scale Reference Markers 227
 
Annotations 230
 
Bleaching (Tooth Whitening) 236
 
Phonetics 236
 
Occlusal Analysis 239
 
Treatment Sequences 242
 
Endodontic Documentation 246
 
Focus Stacking 247
 
Video 247
 
Promotional and Artistic Imagery 248
 
References 248
 
Section 3 Processing Images 251
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About the author

IRFAN AHMAD is a member of the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry and author of Conventional and Digital Dental Photography: A Practical Clinical Manual, A Clinical Guide to Anterior Dental Aesthetics, Protocols for Predictable Aesthetic Dental Restorations, Esthetic Clinical Case Studies: Dilemmas & Solutions, Prosthodontics at a Glance, 3D Printing in Dentistry 2019/2020 and has contributed to several other dental textbooks by eminent authors.

Summary

An accessible, one-stop guide to getting the most out of dental photography in clinical practice

Dental photography is an increasingly important part of dental care in general practices, hospitals, and specialist clinics. The uses of dental photographs are numerous, such as monitoring treatment outcomes, educating patients, promoting services, and providing evidence for litigation or regulatory purposes. Essentials of Dental Photography is a user-friendly guide to incorporating dental photographs into daily practice. Containing real-world advice and proven techniques, this book helps clinicians understand and apply the fundamental principles of dental photography.

Accessible chapters cover every major aspect of dental photography and answer the most common questions asked by clinicians. Step-by-step instructions show readers how to select the correct photographic and dental equipment, setup equipment for a variety of dental procedures, process images using photo-editing software, and more. The author, a recognised expert in the field, explain the basic concepts of dental photography and how to create high-quality, predictable and repeatable images. Providing an easy-to-follow roadmap to exceptional dental photographs, this practical guide:
* Covers all the basic concepts, equipment, and techniques of dental photography
* Illustrates the photographic setups for both intra- and extra-oral images
* Provides recommendations for appropriate types of cameras, lenses, flashes, reflectors, tripods, and software
* Discusses photographic archiving, electronic dissemination, printing, publishing, and presenting images

Essentials of Dental Photography is a valuable guide for dental practitioners and new graduates looking to learn dental photography and apply it in practice.

Product details

• Authors: I Ahmad, Irfan Ahmad, Ahmad Irfan, Fahad Al-Harbi
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2020
• EAN: 9781119312086
• ISBN: 978-1-119-31208-6
• No. of pages: 360
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; Zahnmedizin, dentistry, ästhetische zahnheilkunde, Allg. Zahnmedizin, Esthetic Dentistry, Berufspraxis i. d. Zahnmedizin, Dental Professional Practice, Dentalfotografie