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Dr. DiTolla’s
CLINICAL TIPS
– ARTICLE by Michael DiTolla, DDS, FAGD
– PHOTOS by Sharon Dowd
PRODUCT........ VITA Linearguide 3D-Master
CATEGORY...... Shade Guide
SOURCE.......... Vident
Brea, CA
800-828-3839
www.vident.com
Dentists really seem to be in love with the VITA Classical
Shade Guide, not that it is necessarily their fault.
The VITA Classical is the shade guide that every dentist
has used since day one, except for the few of us
old guys who remember the Bioform shade guide that
was a mile long. Despite VITA coming out with better
shade guides, such as the Linearguide 3D-Master seen
here, dentists still want to stay with the familiar, even
if it might be more difficult to use. The Linearguide
3D-Master makes accurate shade taking simple, with
two quick steps that are faster for me than the VITA
Classical system. First, grab the portion with the six
tabs and determine the closest value to the tooth to
be matched. This is very straightforward and hard to
get wrong. If the value number happens to be 3, take
out set 3 of the hue/chroma tabs and pick the closest
one. Here in the lab I can tell you most of the missed
shades are due to incorrect values, and the Linearguide
3D-Master is a big step in the right direction for
correcting that problem.
Dr. DiTolla’s Clinical Tips 9