Digital radiography has gained immense popularity in dentistry today in spite of the early difficulty for the profession to embrace the technology. The transition from film to digital has been happening at a faster pace in the fields of Orthodontics, Oral Surgery, Endodontics, Periodontics, and other specialties where the radiographic images (periapical, bitewing, panoramic, cephalometric, and ...

1DDS, PhD, Department of Operative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. 2DDS, PhD, Department of Operative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. 3DS, Department of Operative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. 4PhD, Istanbul University School of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics and Medical...

Pract Proced Aesthet Dent 2008;20(6):359-364 359 Digital photography has become essential in modern dentistry. In addition to providing enhanced communication between collaborating dentists, high-quality imagery can also be a valuable diagnostic tool in direct composite procedures. There are many composite systems currently available with various opacities, shades, tints, and physical propertie...

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Isfahan, Iran. 2 Associate Professor, Dental Materials Research Center and Department of Operative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Isfahan, Iran. 3 Postgraduate Student, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Isfahan Univ...

Technological developments in photography have continued to facilitate and enhance the practice of dentistry. This evolution to a contemporary photographic process is revolutionizing the way clinicians diagnose, treat, and communicate with patients and colleagues. In this technologically progressing profession, clinicians should consider using an objective strategy for the selection and applica...

Dr. Waldman is Professor of Dental Health Services, School of Dental Medicine, SUNY at Stony Brook; Dr. Perlman is Global Clinical Director, Special Olympics, Special Smiles and Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatric Dentistry, Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University. Direct correspondence to Dr. H. Barry Waldman, Professor of Dental Health Services, Department of General Dentis...