Annals and Essences of Dentistry
Open Access

Abstract

PHOTOGRAPHIC IMPLICATION AND BASIS OF CAMERA LENS

Amit Maheshwari, Mukesh kumar

Our patients expect us to show them what we do, but just making a click is by far not enough to make good intra oral pictures. Being good in photography is an absolute necessity in today’s dentistry. Photographs are not used for diagnosis only but also for communication and medicolegal reasons.This article takes a full and clear review of selection of camera, lenses and camera setting for intra and extra oral shots.We know that good quality accurate clinical photography can easily be obtained using correct focusing technique, proper focal length of lens and aperture size. So aim of his article is to take the readers to the basics of camera lens.

Published Date: 2011-06-30;