Intraoral Camera

The camera captures images inside the mouth and displays them so the patient and dental team can view the same area. It may also support remote monitoring when a capture device and software track progress, fit and compliance over time.

Camera images are visual records of the mouth. A camera-based image is not the same as a radiograph, so findings hidden inside teeth or bone require other diagnostic methods when those methods are clinically needed.

Intraoral cameras are designed for close views inside the mouth, while smartphone cameras may be used as another capture route in teledentistry. A diagnostic accuracy study examined both approaches for detecting cavitated carious lesions in adults.

Seeing caries, stains or plaque in high definition can make an explanation concrete. Patient engagement may increase when people can view their own oral cavity closely instead of relying only on a verbal description.

Any reusable dental device that contacts the patient must be handled within dental infection-control procedures. The camera itself does not use X-rays, but cleaning, disinfection and barrier practices remain part of safe clinical use.