Importance of Photography Education to Improve Image Quality for Accurate Remote Diagnoses in Dental Trauma Patients: Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High-quality photos are critical for the remote diagnosis of dental trauma and thus are beneficial to the prognosis. The quality of the images obtained using a cell phone depends on the level of dental and photography knowledge of the person who is taking the photos.

Objective

This study aimed to determine the efficacy of photography education in improving images used for the remote diagnosis of dental trauma.

Methods

The subjects comprised 30 laypeople and 30 dentists who were randomly assigned to 15 subgroups with 2 subjects in each. Each subject was asked to take photos of their own anterior teeth and those of their partner on the assumption that an accident occurred using both an iPhone 4s and iPhone 6. Education about how to take an appropriate photo o

SUBMITTER: Jeong JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7146236 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature