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BULETINUL INSTITUTULUI POLITEHNIC DIN IAŞI

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56 Irina Grădinaru et al.<br />

Another modality for tooth shade selection is the use of photography in<br />

combination with a spectrophotometer.<br />

In the last years in dental practice have been introduced different<br />

colorimeters and spectrophotometers that can determine tooth shade by direct<br />

application to the patient tooth (Fig. 5).<br />

Fig. 5 – Spectrophotometer VITA EasyShade (http://www.agd.org).<br />

VITA EasyShade spectrophotometer provides a determination of tooth<br />

hue according to lighting conditions.<br />

Their accuracy is difficult to evaluate and, for some instruments, depends<br />

on the angle at which the instrument is positioned and other operator variables.<br />

The cost of these instruments is very high and limits their use in most dental<br />

offices.<br />

For determining the color of the natural teeth are used shade guides and<br />

so, the artificial substitute restorations will have similar color and esthetics.<br />

The shade guide “VITAPAN classical” is the most widely used<br />

shade system with more than 40 years of world-wide recognition (Fig. 6).<br />

Fig. 6 – Shade guide “VITAPAN classical”<br />

(http://www.globaldentalsolutions.com/shadeguides.html).<br />

The shade guide “VITAPAN 3D-MASTER” represents the results of<br />

many scientific and clinical researches and is considered the consequent further<br />

development of the “VITAPAN classical”. The VITAPAN 3D-MASTER Shade<br />

Guide features a systematic structure in accordance with a colorimetric<br />

classification principle. It incorporates all three dimensions (3D) of color<br />

perception: Value (Lightness Level), Chroma (Color Saturation), and Hue<br />

(Fig.7).<br />

A shade guide must have some characteristics represented by: a logical<br />

arrangement and a adequate distribution in color space matching with natural

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