title: Digital photography enhances diagnostics, communication, and documentation.
abstract: Digital dental photography is an exceptional tool for communication, diagnosis, and documentation. So much of what is possible today with dental treatment hinges strongly upon dentists' ability to fully capture the necessary diagnostic information and properly educate their patients. With the proper training, techniques, equipment, and implementation, dental photography can significantly enhance the level of treatment provided.
authors.affiliation: UCLA Center for Esthetic Dentistry, UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Edward A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: McLaren
authors.forename: Todd
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schoenbaum
mesh_terms: D003792:Dental Records; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D003945:Diagnosis, Oral / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D023861:Photography, Dental / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods