title: Clinical steps to predictable color management in aesthetic restorative dentistry.
abstract: The shade matching of a restoration is the critical final step in aesthetic restorative dentistry once morphology and occlusion are addressed. This article describes a seven-step approach to successful shade matching: patient and tooth evaluation, image capture and shade analysis, communication, interpretation, fabrication, verification, and placement of restoration. A step-by-step protocol to shade matching is comprehensively outlined through a case study using a combination of technology-based instrumentation, conventional techniques, and reference photography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics and Implant Dentistry, New York University College of Dentistry, 345 East 24th Street, New York, NY 10010, USA. schudmd@aol.com
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Chu
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007754:Laboratories, Dental; D023861:Photography, Dental; D017797:Prosthesis Coloring; D013499:Surface Properties; D013674:Technology, Dental