Comparison of Brightness and Satisfaction of Intra-oral Photographs Taken from 2 Different Types of Smart Phones
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Background: Nowadays, smartphones are widely used in dentistry including taking oral photos for communication among dentists and patients. Intra-oral photos from two popular types; iPhone X® and Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus® were compared the quality in term of brightness and the dentists’satisfaction.
Methods: The brightness of 50 intra oral photographs (frontal view) taken from iPhone X® and Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus® was evaluated by using histogram in Photoshop 2020 software. Moreover, the satisfaction of intra oral photographs was evaluated by 40 dentists in 4 aspects of photography quality, which were sharpness, depth of field, exposure and white balance. The data was analyzed using independent t-test (p<0.05).
Results: The brightness of the intra oral photographs from iPhone X® and Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus® was not statistically significant difference. Dentists’satisfaction of intra oral photographs from both genres of smartphone cameras were at high level and not statistically significant difference for all 4 aspects including sharpness, depth of field, exposure and white balance of teeth and gum characteristic.
Conclusion: The brightness of the intra oral photographs from iPhone X® and Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus® were not different. Regarding, the dentists’ satisfaction of intra oral photographs were at high level for all 4 aspects of teeth and gum characteristic in both smart phones. Therefore, dentists can use both types of smartphone cameras interchangeably to take intraoral photos.
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