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Shade Selection of Pontics - RPD

The document discusses several important physical properties of dental materials, with a focus on optics and color. It notes that color is influenced by the light source, object, and observer, and describes several color parameters including hue, value, and chroma. The document also discusses factors that influence shade selection for dental restorations, including the type of light source, surrounding environment, and patient characteristics. It describes the use of shade guides and tabs to match the natural tooth color and notes several considerations for shade selection of gingival porcelain and root portions of teeth.

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Shade Selection of Pontics - RPD

The document discusses several important physical properties of dental materials, with a focus on optics and color. It notes that color is influenced by the light source, object, and observer, and describes several color parameters including hue, value, and chroma. The document also discusses factors that influence shade selection for dental restorations, including the type of light source, surrounding environment, and patient characteristics. It describes the use of shade guides and tabs to match the natural tooth color and notes several considerations for shade selection of gingival porcelain and root portions of teeth.

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Shade Selection of Pontics Physical Properties of Materials Based on the law of mechanics, acoustics, optics, thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism,

, radiation, atomic structure or nuclear phenomena. One of the most important physical properties of a material is the Optics. o Deals with the phenomena of light, vision and sight (hue, value, chroma, and translucency), color is a sensation of light reaching the eye. o Important element for Aesthetic Another goal of dentistry is to restore the color and appearance of natural dentition o Color An object or modifier that interacts with the light source Light source An observer or recipient o Light is electromagnetic radiation that can be detected by the human eye. o Hue- refers to dominant color of the object, natural teeth ranges from yellow to yellow red. o Value- lightness of color 10 is white and 1 is black, natural teeth ranges from 6 to 8. o Chroma- is intensity of color that scale from 1 to 10, where 10 means saturated, natural teeth ranges from 1 to 3 that indicates that it is low in chroma. o Metamerism Difference in color perception under different light sources. It also defines the capability of humans to recognize different colours and their relation under different light colours. Shade Selection A shade guide contains samples of all available shades and is used to match the natural tooth color. Always provided by the manufacturer o Moisture helps achieve a more accurate match o Use natural sunlight o Record the shade on the patients chart and on the laboratory prescription Colors: It is a phenomenon of light (red, green, etc.), observed by visual perception that permits its differentiation, otherwise .. When light is reflected from object Retina (cons & rods) brain interpretation of color Color perception also influenced by the physiologic limitations of the eye, on the extended viewing of a

particular tooth site, the eyes experience color fatigue, resulting in a loss of sensitivity to yelloworange shades Shades: Commutative effect of 2 or more colored translucent structure Factors affecting shade selection: o Observer o Object (materials, contour, surface texture, etc) o Light source Types of light sources: o Natural o Incandescent (yellow) o Fluorescent (blue, green) o Color corrected light
Gingival porcelain: o Pink in color o Used with long teeth with normal gingival level Shade guide for roots: o If adjacent teeth has recession root color for the root portion

Color parameter o Value: most important (choose lighter than darker) Other factors that may affect the shade selection o The color of the surrounding environment influences what is seen in the mouth o Individuals with darker complexions usually appear to have lighter teeth because of the contrast that exists between the teeth and surrounding facial structures. o Women can enhance the apparent lightness of their teeth by simply using a darker shade of makeup.. o The Dentist, the assistant and especially the patient all be involved in shade selection Mold Selection o Selected as close to the remaining natural teeth as possible and then modified to match by selective grinding

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