title: A color selection technique.
abstract: This article offers a useful solution to the problem of matching the color of ceramic restorations with the color of natural dentitions. The author describes the Munsell color system and its application to dentistry. A simplified arrangement of the shade guide is also explained. A technique to choose the proper shade in the mouth and to directly verify the selected shade after baking the porcelain is presented. The advantages of this technique are quick verification of color choice, ease of correction (increasing or decreasing Hue, Value, and Chroma) to select the right shade and communicate this information to the laboratory.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pizzamiglio
mesh_terms: D003116:Color; D003442:Crowns; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D003776:Dental Porcelain / Q000737:chemistry*; D003804:Dentin / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D003779:Denture Design / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D003776:Dental Porcelain