title: Effect of age on colour of dentition of Baghdad patients.
abstract: The aim of this study was to assess the effect of age on tooth colour and to record the range of tooth colour in patients in Baghdad, Iraq. A total of 650 patients who were treated by fixed prosthesis were included in the study. In younger patients the commonest colours found in teeth were white-red and yellow. The proportion of patients with grey colour and red-grey increased with age. Since each tooth might possess different shades in its surface, the quadrant method of shade selection is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry, Dental School, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Hassan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003116:Color; D003817:Dentition; D006801:Humans; D007493:Iraq / Q000453:epidemiology; D018579:Patient Selection; D015995:Prevalence; D017797:Prosthesis Coloring; D012016:Reference Values; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D014075:Tooth Discoloration / Q000145:classification* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data