title: Evaluation of a newly developed online color training system.
abstract: This study evaluated a newly developed online color training system. The system incorporated basic color training, shade guide matching, and clinical shade selection simulation exercises. Thirty-seven dental students went through baseline Vita-Vita testing with VITA Classical shade guides and then practiced color training exercises with the system for 4 days; the same test was performed after the training program. The average correct match increased from 6.7 (41.88%) to 11.38 (71.13%) using the shade guides (P < .001) and from 9.67 (60.42%) to 13.06 (81.63%) using the color training system (P < .001). The effectiveness of the color training system in improving color-matching quality was confirmed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jianguo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Jianfeng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Deli
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D003116:Color; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D004497:Education, Dental; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009862:Online Systems; D017797:Prosthesis Coloring / Q000379:methods*; D011476:Prosthodontics / Q000193:education*; D013335:Students, Dental; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D055815:Young Adult