BookAlvaro Della Bona, editor.
Summary: This book presents the state of the art in color science and explains its application to dental structures and materials, using high-quality illustrations to ensure ease of learning. Most people seek a bright smile with a natural appearance. This goal often poses a great clinical challenge for the dentist, and its achievement is dependent on a good knowledge of color science and optical properties relevant to dentistry. Further, if a smile is to be esthetically improved to the patients satisfaction, the dentist must be able to extract the best from dental materials and techniques, must understand all aspects of facial harmony, and must communicate effectively with both the patient and lab technicians. All of these aspects are thoroughly explored in the book, with detailed coverage of such topics as visual and instrumental shade matching, color management, and avoidance of complications and pitfalls. Color and Appearance in Dentistry will be of high value to all who are engaged in the daily practice of esthetic dentistry.
Contents:
Intro
Preface
Acknowledgements
Contents
About the Editors
1: Color Science and Its Application in Dentistry
1.1 Color Measurements and Whiteness Indexes
1.1.1 CIE Standard Observers
1.1.1.1 CIE 1931 Standard Colorimetric Observer
1.1.1.2 CIE [2] Standard Colorimetric Observer
1.1.2 CIE Color Space
1.1.2.1 CIE 1976 (L*a*b*) Color Space-CIELAB
1.1.3 Color-Difference Formulas
1.1.4 Whiteness Indexes
1.2 Optical Properties and Measuring Methods
1.2.1 Optical Properties
1.2.1.1 Scattering
1.2.1.2 Absorption
1.2.1.3 Transmittance Absorption (K) and Scattering (S) Coefficients, Transmittance (T), and Reflectivity (RI) According to the Kubelka-Munk Theory
Further Readings
2: Teaching and Training Color Determination in Dentistry
2.1 Teaching and Training Color Science in Dentistry
2.2 Applying Methodologies to Dental Students and Dentists
2.3 Teaching and Learning Methods
2.4 Scientific Communication
Further Readings
3: Visual Shade Matching
3.1 Physiology of the Eye and Vision
3.1.1 Anatomical Structure of the Human Eye
3.1.1.1 Equivalent Power and Focal Lengths
3.1.1.2 Cornea 3.1.1.3 Anterior Chamber
3.1.1.4 Iris and Pupil
3.1.1.5 Lens
3.1.1.6 Retina
3.1.2 Field of Vision
3.1.3 Accommodation
3.1.4 Depth of Focus and Depth of Field
3.1.5 Evaluation of the Amount of Light
3.1.5.1 Luminous Efficiency Curve
3.1.5.2 Scopic Vision
3.2 Color Perception
3.2.1 Color Vision
3.2.2 Subjectivity of Color Vision Determination in Dentistry
3.3 Description of Available Dental Shade Guides and Shades Matching Procedures
3.3.1 VITA Classical and Lumin Vacuum Shade Guides
3.3.2 VITA System 3D-Master 3.4 Perceptibility and Acceptability Thresholds
3.4.1 Color Perceptibility and Acceptability Thresholds (PT and AT) Apply to Dentistry
3.4.2 Whiteness Perceptibility and Acceptability Thresholds in Dentistry
3.4.3 Translucency Perceptibility and Acceptability Thresholds in Dentistry
Further Readings
4: Instrumental Shade Matching
4.1 Science and Technology of Instruments to Measure Color, Color Coordinates, and Optical Properties
4.2 Reliability of Dental Color-Measuring Devices
4.3 Reproducibility and Inter-Device Agreement for Dental Color Measurement Devices
4.4 Agreement Between Visual and Instrumental Shade Matching.