Camera/ Lens for dentist (teeth photos)

Hi there,

I need to find a camera and lens for my dentist relative. its for orthodontics practice.

She wants to take photo of the teeth. Apparantly, there is something like lens with ring flash with which u can flash inside mouth and take a decent picture.

Has anyone heard of sth like lens with ring flash or does anyone know what camera/ lens etc can be used to take photos of teeth.

any idea where i can find it in europe? (may be even US, if i find someone going there)

thanks in advance,

I don't know why you are looking for such a camera. You should leave it to your dentist relative to do it. If she is so out of touch it would be best that she talk to another dentist, not you.

My dentist has been using a camera specifically for the purpose for some years now. It is like a dental probe with a couple if fibre optic lights each side of the lens, and gives a live view on a large monitor. It is the ultimate macro camera, but I guess not the sort of thing you would discuss on this forum. The idea of sticking a flash in some-one's mouth is absurd

She can ring my dentist, Dr Chai, on 612 9907 9877. GMT +10

arthas said:

Hi there,

I need to find a camera and lens for my dentist relative. its for
orthodontics practice.

She wants to take photo of the teeth. Apparantly, there is something
like lens with ring flash with which u can flash inside mouth and
take a decent picture.

Has anyone heard of sth like lens with ring flash or does anyone know
what camera/ lens etc can be used to take photos of teeth.

any idea where i can find it in europe? (may be even US, if i find
someone going there)

thanks in advance,

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Most of the better dslr's offer a good macro lens plus ring or twin head macro flash. I use an Olympus E3, with a 50 Macro lens plus extension tube, plus twin head macro flash, and have seen some astounding results. However, this setup is a bit large to stick in someone's mouth. I've seen older film dslr's used by dentists, with a metal frame in front of the lens to hold the cheek open.

Here's a dandelion blossom shot with my older Oly E330, using the macro, extension tube, and flash:

nickoly said:

My dentist has been using a camera specifically for the purpose for
some years now. It is like a dental probe with a couple if fibre
optic lights each side of the lens, and gives a live view on a large
monitor. It is the ultimate macro camera, but I guess not the sort of
thing you would discuss on this forum. The idea of sticking a flash
in some-one's mouth is absurd

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My dentist uses the same kind of camera. The size allows her to photograph a tooth from a variety of angles that just wouldn't be possible using a DSLR or compact P&S. It gives a live view on the monitor and they can take a snapshot at any moment. It saves the images right in the patient profile. It's pretty cool. She can bring up a chart of my teeth on the computer screen and click on any tooth to see details of the work that has been done (including any associated images).

I agree with Nickoly... your dentist should talk to other dentists who use this technology. I'm surprised one of the companies that manufacturers this stuff hasn't made a sales call already. Of course I'm sure this setup is way overpriced... specialty equipment always is. But at the prices my dentist charges, I'm sure she can afford it ;-)

Sean

Here's one source for a dental camera kit.

http://www.prophotosupply.com/dental/p-dental_kits.htm

As a dentist myself, I can tell you that any digital SLR camera with a 90 or 100mm

macro lens and a good ring flash will work very well for intraoral photos. She will also want to pick up a good set of intraoral mirrors made specifically for the purpose of imaging the upper teeth and sides of the teeth which are otherwise difficult to photograph without standing the patient on their head!

Kurt

As always there's a large range offered, suiting the budget. Here's a French site:
http://www.photo-dentaire.fr/dental-photography/canon/powershot-a630.htm
and a German site:
http://www.sara-led.de/Kameras.htm

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cheers, Peter

Germany

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arthas said:

She wants to take photo of the teeth. Apparantly, there is something
like lens with ring flash with which u can flash inside mouth and
take a decent picture.

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thanks everyone.what kurt answered was more or less what i was looking for. thanks to others as well, now i ll tell her whats available in the market.

cheers

Nikon used to do - may still do - a 200mm 'medical nikor' with a built in ring flash.
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Bertie