Iphone Dental Photography: A to Z Guideline

Welcome to today's exciting post on Dental Photography using Iphone.

Now this is 4th part of our dental photography post.

If you haven't checked out my other posts. Please go now and check out following posts.

• Dental Photography Tips
• Best Cameras for Dental Photography
• Best Macro Lens For Dental Photography

This is 4th part of my dental photography series.

So let's get started.

When it comes to taking images, more and more individuals across the world are turning to their mobile phones rather than their digital cameras. The dentistry profession is no exception.

Dentists are increasingly taking clinical photos using their iPhones rather than their digital cameras, a trend that is expected to continue. However, is it feasible to acquire dental images with a sharp focus using an iPhone?

If you want to take the ideal close-up shots with your iPhone, you'll need to adhere to several rules.

For example, a macro lens can be a solid option. Macro photography has been popular in recent times. Attaching a macro lens to your iPhone's camera keeps the subject's size the same as the sensor.

iPhones also feature built-in wide-angle and telephoto lenses but no macro lens. If you use updated iPhone models, you can do dental photography with a built-in camera. But you need to use a macro lens if your model doesn't provide sharp images.

A to Z recommendations on iPhone dental photography will be covered in this article, as well as some tips for getting better dental photos with your phone's camera.

Why Are Smartphones for Dental Photography So Popular Nowadays?

Mobile dental photography, in my opinion, is swiftly gaining traction due to the following reasons:

1. Compared to a DSLR, it is pretty inexpensive. This seems like a better choice for someone just starting in a dental office.
2. The necessary tools are already in place.
3. In the grand scheme, more weapons and equipment are affordable.

Why the Need for iPhone Dental Photography?

Dental professionals are more than just dentistry, as any seasoned practitioner can tell you. In addition, you need to avoid getting into legal difficulties and win over your patients' trust.

That's why proper documentation is vital, whether you've been doing it for a while or are just starting.

Documentation is crucial to:

• Make sure you keep a detailed log of every step of the patient's trip, especially in more complicated circumstances.
• Support in delivering case studies.
• To offer proof in the event of a disagreement.

For this reason, we can say iPhone dental photography can help you maintain documentation without spending much money.

Step-by-Step Protocols for iPhone Dental Photography

You should follow these essential protocols while taking dental images with your iPhone:

Clip-on Selfie Light:

When taking intraoral images with a mobile camera's flash, the light bounces off the teeth. It gives off an unsettling glow that can't be removed, spoiling the intended effect of the photograph. As a result, avoid using any flash!

Contrastors are Essential:

Intraorally, this creates the appearance of a black backdrop. As the name implies, they serve as a backdrop for the mouth's pink and white colors to pop.

Intra-oral Mirrors:

Intra-oral mirrors are prone to fogging, poor clarity, and quickly scratched. A decent quality intraoral mirror is an investment worth making because it is necessary for day-to-day clinical practice.

Small and medium are the most common sizes.

When not in use, they should be maintained with care to prevent damage and scratches that degrade the image quality.

Because we're putting them in a patient's mouth, they need to be cleaned after each use. Isopropyl alcohol-soaked cotton should do the trick.

Macro photography

Macro textures, such as gingival stippling and crown and composite texture, require macro lenses.

An extra macro lens may be necessary for more professional work, even if your smartphone's "macro mode" is enough.

Some of the best macro lenses compatible with the iPhone are given below:

1. Xenvo Pro Lens Kit
2. Moment Macro Lens
3. CoPedvic Macro Lens Kit
4. Apexel Macro Lens Kit

Three Angles:

Even when just one or two teeth need to be removed or re-aligned, all three angles are necessary for proper documentation and presentation. These three perspectives are —

• Frontal.
• The lateral left.
• The right side.

Examining the pre-operative dental occlusion is necessary to determine why the upper anterior teeth are inclining inward, over jet, and overbite.

Use a Decent Photo Editor:

There are a lot of photo editors out there to choose from. Cropping out all the undesired parts is one of the most basic editing factors.

(I have posted a tutorial on this site on photoshop for editing your dental photography) check it out)

Monochrome:

In dental photography, this is a critical idea for demonstrating how well natural teeth and direct or indirect restorations look together.

What Are the Best iPhones for Macro Photography?

What is the best iPhone for dental photography? For taking macro photographs, the ideal iPhone is the one you already own.

You're more than likely to be able to take macro photos with an iPhone that was released in the previous two to three years.

iPhones have improved in all of these areas with each generation, and the latest models have even better cameras and lenses than their predecessors.

Regarding macro photography, iPhones don't have specific macro lenses built-in or externally. You need to buy it separately.

On the following models, you should be able to get some decent macro shots:

·  iPhone 13 series.

·  iPhone 12 Pro.

·  12 Pro Max.

·  iPhone 11.

·  11 Pro.

·  11 Pro Max.

·  iPhone XS.

·  iPhone XS Max.

How to Capture Macro Images with an iPhone?

iPhones can shoot macro photographs, but not as well as external lenses. Here's a step-by-step instruction for each iPhone generation:

1. Avoid utilizing the iPhone's flash if your subject is well-lit.
2. Holding the iPhone upside down increases control and closeness.
3. Maintain attention while zooming in on the iPhone screen.
4. If your iPhone enables it, increase the magnification to 5X.
5. Get the iPhone near to the topic while focusing on the details.
6. You may get a better focus by moving your iPhone closer or further away from the subject until it is sharply in focus.
7. Soft focus is a desirable effect in macro photography.
8. Take angled pictures.
9. You may utilize iPhone Photos editing features to zoom in and boost image Sharpness and Definition.
10. You may zoom in with the Crop tool. Overdoing it will blur the object's edges.

Final Words

iPhones are the premium brand in high-tech. The capabilities of today's iPhones were unimaginable only a few years ago. Today iPhone dental photography is a standard and effective way for dentists. Cause it is less expensive than DSLR.

All you need to do is grab a decent iPhone model and buy a compatible macro lens. Then you are all set for dental photography.