title: The science of communicating the art of esthetic dentistry. Part III: precise shade communication.
abstract: Shade matching is inherently complex and involves understanding the science of color, determining the shade and surface characteristics of teeth, and communicating this information to the laboratory technician. The laboratory technician then has the difficult task of mimicking the selected shade and ultimately reproducing it in the final restoration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90089-0641, USA. Derbabia@hsc.usc.edu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Derbabian
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marzola
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Donovan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arcidiacono
mesh_terms: D003116:Color; D003124:Colorimetry; D003142:Communication; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design / Q000295:instrumentation; D003800:Dental Technicians; D003815:Dentists; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D023861:Photography, Dental; D012586:Science; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology*