Self Made Smartphone Spyglass

ABSTRACT

With the development of information technology, there is an increase in number of healthcare professionals using smartphones in their clinical practice. The objective of this model is to capture images and videos which is important for training and research. The use of smartphone spyglass will be useful where there is a limited access to higher grade video cameras and microscope. The purpose is to introduce self - made smartphone spyglass. An innovative, portable, affordable and easy to build self-made smartphone spyglass is built using a smartphone attached to lens for recording images and videos which can be streamed to a monitor using a projection software. Smartphone videography will be a valuable instrument in Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics for both teaching and research purpose.

Keywords: Smartphone dentistry, Tele-dentistry, Spyglass, Telescope.