[Comparison of color character of VITA shade guide and the custom shade guide].
OBJECTIVE
To compare the color character of VITA shade guide and the custom shade guide with metal substrate.


METHODS
Color of 9 sites of 5 series of VITA shade guides and custom shade guides with metal substrate were measured by means of PR-650 spectrophotometer.


RESULTS
The color range of VITA shade guide were that L* was 56.86-73.86, a* was-1.29-3.69, b* was 7.09-21.94, and the transparence was 3.20-7.59. The color range of the custom shade guide was that L* was 60.59-78.54, a* was -1.09-4.99, b* was 7.60-22.35, and the transparence was 0.23-10.98. L*, a* and b* of the custom shade guide with metal substrate were higher than VITA shade guide, and the transparence was differet. The color difference of homonymy shade tab between custom shade guide and VITA shade guide was larger than 1.5 NBS.


CONCLUSIONS
There is color difference between VITA shade guide and custom shade guide. Metal substrate has effects on the color of cero-metal prosthesis, and color selection in clinic should be carefully considered.
Chen
Ling
L
Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering, Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Li
Zhi-Yong
ZY
Liu
Xian
X
Chao
Yong-Lie
YL
Liu
Wen-Fang
WF
Xu
Li-Qiang
LQ
Chen
Xiao-Fang
XF
D003116:Color; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D017797:Prosthesis Coloring; D013053:Spectrophotometry