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MOBILE DENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY. PART I

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Louis Hardan and Jordi Manauta

Macro photography is the art of close-up, more often, it is used on very small subjects, such as flowers
and insects. Photography is powerful in dentistry, its numerous applications such as diagnosis and
treatment planning, legal documentation, publishing and lecturing has made digital photography a
standard of care in modern dental practices.
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Recently, smartphones have come a long way in digital photography, the purpose of this article is to
demonstrate the capacity of these devices to take high quality pictures useful in different types of
documentation and communication.

An article by Louis Hardan and Jordi Manuta.

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High-quality images are an excellent communication tool because cameras are able to capture an
extensive variety of details. Even some spectrophotometers are small digital cameras; therefore, most
digital cameras have infinite potential, regardless of whether they are single-lens reflex (SLR),
compact digital, or included in a smartphone or tablet. Nowadays the DSLR (Digital Single Lens
Reflex) cameras are widely used in dentistry to take high definition macro images but mobile devices
are already producing quality pictures due to recent technology development.
Smartphones and tablet cameras were designed for public use and not for dentistry, Macro
functionality was developed to use these devices as scanners, in order to be able to copy documents
and send them immediately. Therefore, No matter how serious a photographer is, most people use
smartphones to capture moments and situations such as snapshots.
To overcome the bad reputation of smartphones in producing low quality pictures, people must treat
this device as a camera and not as phone.

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Fig 2: Anterior view taken with a smartphone and Flexipalette

These kind of cameras have some interesting features and characteristics that are beneficial for
dental photography:

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1- A very wide aperture but in an extremely small camera, due to the small size of the diaphragm,
therefore a very high depth of field is achieved on a regular basis without loosing definition.
2- Very high ISO settings with low noise.
3- Rather good resolution to show small details

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4- Large display to preview and view the images, especially when using smartphones with large
screens.
5- Battery autonomy that allows working for many hours.

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6- In some cameras the white balance, exposure and focus can be modified manually.
7- Smartphones are light and easy to operate.
Here are some pictures that have been taken with different smartphones and the Smilelite device, in
anterior and posterior regions. Its premature to say that smartphones are surpassing DSLR cameras
in image quality theres still room for improvement. But the gap between the two devices continues
to get smaller as smartphone technology improves.

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Walter Devoto
Dr. Walter Devoto Born in
Chiavari on 29/03/1965
graduated in Dentistry in 1991
at Genova University.

Angelo Putignano
M.D. degree and D.D.S. post
graduate certificate from
University of Ancona-Italy.

FOUNDERS ENDO
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Pio Bertani
Pio Bertani is a full member of
the prestigious association...

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Fabio Gorni
Fabio Gorni is an active
member of the Italian Society
of Endodontics and the Italian
Academy...

MEMBERS
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Monaldo Saracinelli
Ive been a student of prof.
Fabio Toffenetti and
Riccardo Garberoglio.

Jordi Manauta
Was born in Mexico City,
where he graduated cum
laude. in dentistry from
UNITEC.

Gaetano Paolone
My passion is aesthetic
direct and indirect
adhesive dentistry in
anterior and posterior
teeth.

Daniele Rondoni
Born in Savona in 1961
where he lives and has
worked in his own
laboratory since...

Vincenzo Musella
Vincenzo Musella
graduated in dental
technician. Proud friend
and student of...

Giuseppe Marchetti
Giuseppe Marchetti was
born in Parma (Italy) in
October of 1972 and
graduated from...

Simone Grandini
Chair of Endodontics and
Restorative Dentistry,
University of Siena, Italy.

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From Fig 3 to 8: Pictures of Anterior teeth can easily be taken with a smartphone and Smilellite.

Giovanna Orsini
Giovanna Orsini is a well
known researcher in Italy
and internationally.

Paulo Monteiro
My passion for esthetic
dentistry began when I
attended the last year...

Louis Hardan
Head of Restorative and
Esthetic department in
Saint-Joseph University
in...

Patrizia Lucchi
Patrizia Lucchi Graduated
in Dentistry cum Laude in
1995 at the University of
Verona

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Anna Salat
Dr Anna Salat graduated
with a degree in dentistry
from the International
University of Catalonia

Giulio Pavolucci
After graduation magna
cum laude in Dentistry, I
started focusing my daily
work on...

Marcos Vargas
Dr. Marcos Vargas
attended Cayetano
Heredia University School
of Dentistry in Lima...

Stefan Koubi
Dr. Koubi graduated from
University of Marseille
where he...

Fig 10

Engin Taviloglu
Dr. Taviloglu graduated
from ?stanbul University
School of Dentistry in...

Dimitar Filtchev
Co-founder of the Laser
Dental Center and the
Implant...

Angie Segatto
My commitment to arts has
determined my
specialisation.

Kilian Molina
Kilian is required as a
regular lecturer in indirect
restorative...

Fig 11
From Fig 9 to 11: Posterior teeth can have a good outcome with smartphone photography.

Gregory Camaleonte
I was born in 1980 in
Marseille-France and i have
graduated in 2006 from...

Caroline Werkhoven
Caroline Werkhoven
graduated in 2002 at
ACTA, the dental faculty in
Amsterdam..

Ajay Juneja
Ajay Juneja finished his
BDS in the year 1995...

Carlos Fernndez
Villares
Member of SEPES Spanish
Soc...

Sulivan Leite
Sulivan Leite graduated
from the Ribeirao...

Maciej Zarow
Author of book edited by
Quintessence: EndoProsthodontics: guidelines
for clinical practice ...

Dan Lazar
Dan Lazar, graduated from
the Faculty of Dentistry in
2005 in Cluj-Napoca...

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Murad Akhundov
Dr. Murad Akhundov
graduated from the
Faculty of Dentistry in
Baku...

Janos Grosz
Graduated summa cum
laude in 2006 from the
University of Szeged,
Faculty of Dentistry,
Hungary...

MEMBERS ENDO
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Simone Grandini
Chair of Endodontics and
Restorative Dentistry,
University of Siena, Italy.

Louis Hardan
Head of Restorative and
Esthetic department in
Saint-Joseph University
in...

Filippo Cardinali
Graduate in Dentistry and
Dental Prostheses at the
University of Ancona in
1992. Active Member of...

Riccardo Tonini
He is active member of the
Italian Academy of
microscopic Dentistry and
Active member of...

Paolo Generali
Doctor Generali was
graduated from Pavia
University in the year...

Calogero Bugea

Fig 14
From Fig 12 to 14: Smartphones can take great artistic pictures.

So the big question remains: will smartphones someday replace the heavy and expensive equipment
required to take high definition pictures in dentistry?!

Graduate in Dentistry,
Certificate in Oral Surgery.
Active Member of the
International
Piezosurgery...

Clifford Ruddle
Internationally recognized
as a leading expert in all
aspects of clinical
endodontics, Dr. Ruddle is
acclaimed for...

Pierre Machtou
Pierre Machtou was the
first scientific director and
general secretary of the
French Endodontic
society...

Marga Ree
Primary author of several
articles published in
national and international
journals and has ...

Marco Martignoni
Marco Martignoni leads a
private clinic in Rome Italy
and dedicates his practice
mainly to endodontics,
pre-prosthetic...

Massimo Giovarruscio
Massimo Giovarruscio
works in Rome, Bristol and
London, specialising in
Endodontic Treatment
and...

Fig 15: Micro photography is possible with mobile dental photography.

In the second part of this article, soon to be published, the authors will discuss the use of smartphones
in shade matching using Smilecapture. The artistic pictures presented in this article do not give an
idea about the true color of the teeth due to the fact that those shots were taken with uncalibrated
smartphone cameras.
References:
1- Manauta, J., Salat A., Putignano A., Devoto W., 2013. ON/OFF Natural Light and Live Polarization.
Labline Magazine, 4 (2), pp. 108-129
2- Masuda O, Nascimento SM. Lighting spectrum to maximize colorfulness. Opt Lett. 2012 Feb
1;37(3):407-9
3- Salat A, Devoto W, Manauta J. Achieving a precise color chart with common computer software for
excellence in anterior composite restorations. Eur J Esthet Dent 2011;6:280296
4- Vanini L, Mangani F. Determination and communication of color using the five color dimensions of
teeth. Pract Proced Aesthet Dent 2001;13:1926
5-Jaint N, Verma P, Mittal S, Singh AK, Munjal S. Gender based alteration in color perception. Indian J
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