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Clinical digital photography
Part 1: Equipment and basic documentation
by Dr Eduardo Mahn
1. Which is the basic equipment a clinician needs for proper intraoral photography?
A. Mirrorless camera
B. A SLR camera and a twin flash
C. A SLR camera, macro lens and a ring or twin flash.
2. Which accessories are helpful for intraoral photography?
A. Retractors and spatulas
B. Retractors, contrasters and mirrors
C. Soft boxes and mirrors
3. In order to avoid the mirrors to mist up, the clinician should:
A. Clean them with soap
B. Bring them at mouth temperature with hot water on an air heater
C. Autoclave them
4. When taking an intraoral photograph, the clinician should:
A. Use teleconverters in order to get a sharper image
B. Use manual focusing
C. Use any kind of lenses, since the camera is more important
5. Mirrors for intraoral photography are:
A. Any kind, stainless Steel plates are the best
B. They are fragile and sensitive to scratches
C. Small and short mirrors are better
6. Constrasters should:
A. Only be from an expensive Brand
B. Any kind that give a neutral black with no glossy areas
C. Only be from ceramic
7. A good portrait should avoid
A. A nice smile
B. Inadequate background, unfavorable facial expression and shadows
C. The patient should never wear eyewear
8. When taking occlusal overviews, the most common mistakes are:
A. The axis of the arch is not centered
B. Inadequate illumination
C. Lack of focus
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