title: Shade selection: problems and solutions.
abstract: This article introduces shade selection as an act of communication rather than a quasi-science that has failed for generations. The use of three simple items: the Pensler Shield, the Kodak Color Viewing Light Selector Card (P3-180), and a patient-oriented prescription form solve the major problems in shade selection. Shade selection must be taught with an understanding of the psychology of vision and a communication of what you think you see.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Pensler
mesh_terms: D003116:Color / Q000592:standards; D003779:Denture Design; D006801:Humans; D007754:Laboratories, Dental; D055656:Prescriptions; D017797:Prosthesis Coloring / Q000592:standards*; D014093:Tooth, Artificial; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology