title: Digital dental photography. Part 1: an overview.
abstract: This paper is the first article in a new ten-part series on digital dental photography. Part 1 previews and outlines the contents of the subsequent papers and in addition, defines the aims and objectives of a digital dental image and the features that are required for an ideal intra-oral picture.
authors.affiliation: The Ridgeway Dental Surgery, 173 The Ridgeway, North Harrow, Middlesex, HA2 7DF. iahmadbds@aol.com
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D003116:Color; D003792:Dental Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D023861:Photography, Dental / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013674:Technology, Dental / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology