Tooth colour and whiteness: A review

• Published in: Journal of dentistry Vol. 67; pp. S3 - S10
• Main Authors: Joiner, Andrew, Luo, Wen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2017; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Aesthetics; Bleaching; Color; Colorimetry; Cosmetic dentistry; Databases, Factual; Dental enamel; Dentistry; Dentists; Diagnosis, Oral; Diagnostic Imaging - methods; Esthetics, Dental; Female; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted - methods; Light; Male; Odontology; Oral hygiene; Perception; Perceptions; Population; Quality of life; Skin; Spectrophotometry; Teeth; Tooth; Tooth Bleaching - instrumentation; Tooth Bleaching - methods; Tooth Bleaching - psychology; Tooth Bleaching Agents; Tooth Discoloration - pathology; Tooth Discoloration - psychology; Tooth whitening; Tooth, Deciduous; Young adults; Perception; Aesthetics; Bleaching; Tooth whitening

To review current knowledge concerning the application of colour science on tooth colour and whiteness description, measurement, distribution and its psychological impact. “Scopus” databases were searched electronically with the principal keywords tooth, teeth, colour, white, whiteness. Language was...