Evaluating Tooth Color Matching Ability of Dental Students

• Published in: Journal of dental education Vol. 74; no. 9; pp. 1002 - 1010
• Main Authors: Jaju, Rishita A., Nagai, Shigemi, Karimbux, Nadeem, Da Silva, John D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Dental Education Association 01.09.2010
• Subjects: Algorithms; Clinical Competence; Color; color matching ability; Color Perception - physiology; color science in dental curriculum; dental education; Dentistry; Education, Dental; Female; Humans; Lighting; Male; Prosthesis Coloring; shade selection; spectrophotometer; Spectrophotometry; Students, Dental - classification; Tooth - anatomy & histology; tooth color; Tooth, Artificial

Visual shade matching has remained a skill acquired through clinical experience. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the shade matching ability of dental students as they progress through their education. Sixty‐five students, representing four levels of experience by year enrolled in dental sc...