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Color matching in dentistry. Part II. Practical applications of the organization of color*

2001; Elsevier BV; Volume: 86; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1067/mpr.2001.119828

1097-6841

Robert C. Sproull,

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In any visual color-matching procedure, the questions that must constantly be answered are just how great a color difference exists between the samples to be matched and the standards and/or just how great a difference is acceptable in a given situation. Tooth shade guides offer a series of standards simulating the natural teeth, and the dentist must decide which standard offers the most acceptable color match with the tooth or teeth in question and if such a match will please the patient. The success or failure of this procedure is closely related to the adequacy of the shade guide plus the familiarity of the dentist with basic color-matching procedures. (Parenthetically, the word “shade” is one of the most overworked terms in color; Judd and Wyszecki 1 Judd D.B. Wyszecki G. Color in Business, Science and Industry. in: ed. 2. John Wiley & Sons, Inc, New York1963: 353 Google Scholar listed seven meanings for “shade.” A more desirable term would be “color standard,” but in deference to common usage, the term “shade guide” is used in this article.)