Identification and prevention of digital forgery in orthodontic records.
Digital technology has revolutionized the art and science of image capturing and processing. Clinical photography and radiology are 2 areas of orthodontics that are directly affected. But technology that makes it easier to acquire, store, view, and transmit images also makes it easier to alter them. This article briefly reviews the important aspects of digital forgery that are relevant to orthodontics, with special focus on how to recognize tampering and image authentication strategies.
Department of Orthodontics and Orofacial Orthopedics, Sibar Institute of Dental Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. madhanb@hotmail.com
Balasubramanian
B
Madhan
Haritheertham
H
Gayathri
D000465:Algorithms; D003792:Dental Records; D005607:Fraud / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D009970:Orthodontics; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated; D023861:Photography, Dental; D019252:Radiography, Dental, Digital; D011873:Radiology Information Systems; D012984:Software