• Niger J Clin Pract · Dec 2023

    Comparative Evaluation of Various Lens and Ring Flash Combination for Intraoral Photography.

    • S Harikrishnan, Sps Dinesh, A Sivakumar, W Awadh, A Alshehri, N H Albar, A Alamoudi, S A Bahammam, B Zidane, H A Bahammam, D H Albar, M A Bahammam, K J Alzahrani, S Kalra, and S Patil.
    • Department of Orthodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
    • Niger J Clin Pract. 2023 Dec 1; 26 (12): 180018071800-1807.

    BackgroundExtraoral and intraoral dental photographs serve as preoperative records and document the entire treatment. Correctly composed orthodontic photographs are crucial for remote diagnosis and may serve as a bulwark against medicolegal challenges.Materials And MethodsIn this prospective study, intraoral frontal photographs of patients with ideal occlusion were taken using two types of lenses (EF-S 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens (Canon, Tokyo, JP), SP 90 mm F/2.8 MACRO VC lens (Model F017 Tamron, NY, USA)) and two different ring flash systems (Meike FC-100 Macro Ring LED Light (Meike, China), Macro Ring flash Lite YN-14EX (Yongnuo digital, China)). The combination of lens and flash used was grouped into four groups. Twenty-eight intraoral photographs of patients were taken. An image quality assessment survey was distributed among two groups - 50 orthodontists and 50 other dental specialists.ResultsThe participants were asked to assess all the intraoral images and subjectively score them on a scale of one to ten, with one being very poor and ten being excellent, considering the sharpness, color, brightness, contrast, and overall quality of the image. The general dentists rated the images taken with a 90-mm macro lens and ring flash as the best quality photographs. Images obtained using an 18-55 mm lens and ring LED received significantly lesser scores and were graded good by dentists.ConclusionThis combination of lens and flash may prove a valuable investment in the long-term aiding in excellent dental images for diagnosis and treatment monitoring.Copyright © 2023 Copyright: © 2023 Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice.

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