Abstract
Controlled lighting (illumination) of dental environments is only an initial step for shade matching. Digital photography and ambient setup require further knowledge to succeed on dental photography and, consequently, to report and communicate dental shade. This chapter suggests on features for dental office lighting, dental camera settings and flash setup, and photographic additional tools for image assisting shade determination. Descriptions are based on current literature and illustrated by clinical cases and schematic representations.
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Pecho Yataco, O.E., Ghinea, R.I., Della Bona, A. (2020). Color Management and Communication in Dentistry. In: Della Bona, A. (eds) Color and Appearance in Dentistry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42626-2_5
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