BULETINUL INSTITUTULUI POLITEHNIC DIN IAŞI

BULETINUL INSTITUTULUI POLITEHNIC DIN IAŞI
Publicat de
Universitatea Tehnică „Gheorghe Asachi” din Iaşi
Tomul LVIII (LXII), Fasc. 3, 2012
Secţia
MATEMATICĂ. MECANICĂ TEORETICĂ. FIZICĂ
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS CONCERNING THE COLOR
IN THE DENTAL PRACTICE
BY
IRINA GRĂDINARU ∗ , ELENA RALUCA BACIU and DANIELA CALAMAZ
“Gr.T.Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iaşi,
Faculty of Dental Medicine
Department of Dental Materials
Received: June 20, 2012
Accepted for publication: July 30, 2012
Abstract. Nowadays, in dentistry, the determination of the color continues
to represent a delicate problem. In the dental office, the doctor can determine
objectively only the identity of the colors or the difference between colors. But
from these findings, to the color characterization and transmission in dental
laboratory is a long and difficult way. This paper presents a synthesis of data
from the literature concerning color which, together with translucency, gloss and
fluorescence, contributes to the aesthetic qualities of dental restorations. For
determining the color can be used: the visual method (subjective), the simplest
and the most common, performed using color key or technical methods
(objectives), more complex and require expensive technical equipment.
Whichever method is used, a more precise determination of color contributes to
the success of the integration of the restoration in the dento- somato- facial
equilibrium.
Key words: dental materials, color, shade matching.
1. Introduction
Nowadays, in dentistry, the determination of the color continues to
represent a delicate problem. In the dental office, the doctor can determine
objectively only the identity of the colors or the difference between colors. But
∗ Corresponding author: e-mail: irigrad@yahoo.com