title: Shade Guide for the Fabrication of Acrylic Denture Based on Mucosal Colour.
abstract: This article highlights the use of a simple and convenient shade guide system which not only helps in choosing the shade tab that matches with the colour of the mucosa, but, also helps in the fabrication of the precise shade of acrylic resin for making the denture. The shade guide is fabricated by mixing specified quantities of various colours of acrylic polymer in order to obtain various shade tabs. The method for fabrication of the shade guide and the clinical procedure has been discussed.
authors.affiliation: Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics, Crown and Bridge, Goa Dental College and Hospital , Bambolim, Goa, India .
authors.forename: Godwin Clovis
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Da Costa
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Prosthodontics, Crown and Bridge, Goa Dental College and Hospital , Bambolim, Goa, India .
authors.forename: Meena Ajay
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Aras
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Goa Dental College and Hospital , Bambolim, Goa, India .
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chalakkal
keywords: Colour; Denture colour; Denture shade; Oral mucosa; Shade tab