Clinical Comparative Study of Shade Measurement Using Two Methods: Dental Guides and Spectrophotometry

Autor: Alfonso Alvarado-Lorenzo, Laura Criado-Pérez, Mónica Cano-Rosás, Eva Lozano-García, Juan López-Palafox, Mario Alvarado-Lorenzo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Biomedicines, Vol 12, Iss 4, p 825 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2227-9059
DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines12040825
Popis: Tooth color is a determining factor in the fabrication of dental prostheses. The aim of the present study is to compare two measurement methods used in the field of dentistry: dental guides and spectrophotometry. A total of 2768 natural teeth were measured using the Vita Classical and Vita 3D-Master dental guides (Vita-Zahnfabrik, Bad Säckingen, Germany), as well as a Vita Easyshade Compact spectrophotometer (Vita-Zahnfabrik). The measurements were carried out by one operator under suitable illumination conditions at 5500 degrees Kelvin. The obtained results show that the measurements obtained with the Vita Classical dental guide classifies teeth into the A-B categories, while the spectrophotometer preferentially classifies teeth into the B-C categories. The correlation coefficients obtained with the dental guides ranged from −0.32 to −0.39 (p < 0.01), while those for the spectrophotometer ranged from −0.35 to −0.55 (p < 0.01). Therefore, we can conclude that the spectrophotometer is more reliable and reproducible in its measurements than the dental guides.
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