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performed, and to determine if it would offer advantages over the conventional ring flash.
After some initial adjustments we found that
the following camera settings suited our needs
and these are as follows:
Aperture setting F22
Shutter speed 1/100th of a second
ISO Setting 800
Lens Sigma 50mm 1-2.8 macro lens at a magnification of 1 in 2(x2)
Custom white Balance set using 18% grey card
Ring flash (Macro ring light) on ETTL mode
POV Setting light setting, angle 45 degrees
Over the next few weeks, Alex was briefed
to look out for patients who exhibited interesting dentitions. These patients were duly photographed, and it was then that we noticed interesting differences between those pictures that had
been taken with the conventional ring flash and
those that had used the POV lighting system.
Whilst both sets of photos were acceptable,
there were distinct differences. The ring flash
photos showed good surface detail and texture,
but some internal fractures, striations and stains
were not discernable and tended to exhibit a
bleached out or flashed out appearance .
The POV picked up surface texture, but what
really made it unique was the way that the internal colours and features were not masked-out.
This ability to show the all-important internal
colourations is down to the POVs constant light
source. When viewed on a good screen the intensity and shade of the internal nuances were
much easier to determine, especially in the usually hard to capture incisal third. Whilst neither
method can be 100% accurate for shade matching, the combination of these two photographic
techniques, together with a shade description is
certainly worth utilising. To illustrate the points
made in the above article, there follows a selection of comparative photographs. Clinical pho-
Acknowledgements
I would like to acknowledge the following clinicians who have helped me develop my skills as
a ceramist, and that have supported me in my
efforts to achieve better overall communications.
Dr Craig Parker, Dr Steve Gibson, Dr Simon
Agabeg, and finally Dr Alex Renshaw . Without
their valued feedback, it would not have been
possible for me to produce quality dental restorations that satisfy patients, clinicians and myA
self.
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