Why are good "before" photos of a dental patient so important for the eventual case presentation? Because the before-and-after comparison is one of the strongest motivators a case presentation can offer, and the before photo is the half that has to be captured at the right moment. Patients commonly forget what their teeth and smile actually looked like before treatment. By the time the after results are visible, memory has softened the before state. Without a clear photographic record from the diagnostic visit, the practice cannot show the patient or, later, future prospective patients how dramatically the work changed things. The [...]

Why are good "before" photos of a dental patient so important for the eventual case presentation? Because the before-and-after comparison is one of the strongest motivators a case presentation can offer, and the before photo is the half that has to be captured at the right moment. Patients commonly forget what their teeth and smile actually looked like before treatment. By the time the after results are visible, memory has softened the before state. Without a clear photographic record from the diagnostic visit, the practice cannot show the patient or, later, future prospective patients how dramatically the work changed things. The [...]

Why are good "before" photos of a dental patient so important for the eventual case presentation? Because the before-and-after comparison is one of the strongest motivators a case presentation can offer, and the before photo is the half that has to be captured at the right moment. Patients commonly forget what their teeth and smile actually looked like before treatment. By the time the after results are visible, memory has softened the before state. Without a clear photographic record from the diagnostic visit, the practice cannot show the patient or, later, future prospective patients how dramatically the work changed things. The [...]