10 uses for today’s digital cameras

When digital cameras first came out in the early 1990s, they had an immediate impact on dentistry. The dental industry was already increasing its use of photography for diagnosing, treatment-planning, and lab communication prior to the digital revolution. This involved the use of both slide and print film. But the early digital cameras had as many advantages as disadvantages. The biggest advantage of digital cameras over slide and print film cameras was the abandonment of just that - film. Film was expensive and very inefficient because it came in roles of 24, 36, etc., exposures.

If the dentist needed only a few photos - such as a photo of a shade tab against a tooth for laboratory communication - most of the film was not used. There was also the revolving cost of buying and developing film. Individual roles of film could be used by the dentist or team member until all exposures were made, but this was time consuming and film still had to be continually purchased.

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