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In order to plan and execute our esthetic vision for our patients predictably, photography is an absolutely indispensable tool. Nowadays, the clinician must be comfortable with the basics of digital dental photography to properly communicate with our laboratory technicians, our patients, and our multidisciplinary team. Rather than focusing on artistic dental photography which has been widely popularized recently, this chapter will provide an overview of practical photography armamentarium and protocols for day-to-day, effective, dentist–ceramist–patient communication. Topics covered include fundamental principles of photography as they pertain to dentistry, specific camera settings and flash positions, and the author’s personal photo protocols for diagnostics and shade communication.
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Finkel, S. (2020). Photographic Communication in Esthetic Dentistry. In: Trushkowsky, R. (eds) Esthetic Oral Rehabilitation with Veneers. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41091-9_6
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