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EDITORIAL

THE EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ESTHETIC DENTISTRY

VOLUME 1 NUMBER 3 AUTUMN 2006

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Reference1. Bengel W, Devigus A. Preparing images for publi-

cation: Part 2. Eur J Esthet Dent 2006;1:112127.

One goal of the European Journal of Es-thetic Dentistry is to inspire you to exploreyour limits by taking a closer look at yourdaily work. And the best and easiest wayto accomplish this is by taking compre-hensive images of your work.

Photo Tip:Choosing the Right Angle

Taking images of anterior teeth may seeman easy task, but there are some key pointsto consider if you want to get the best outof your images. If you work with a macrolens and a macro flash, changing the an-gle of view has significant impact on the re-sulting picture.

The three images presented heredemonstrate the importance of cameraangle in obtaining good results. A digitalsingle lens reflex (DSLR) camera with a105-mm macro lens and a lateral flashsystem was used to capture these images.

Figure 1 is nicely balanced. The focushas been set on the gingival third of thetooth, and the camera was positionedslightly above the teeth. This helps to cre-ate light reflections on the tooth surfacewithout altering the overall image or ob-scuring important parts of it.

Figures 2 and 3 show how an improp-er camera angle can lead to distortions(eg, the teeth appear longer) and unwant-ed reflections of light that hide importantdetails.