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Shade Evaluation for Porcelain Laminate Veneers (PLV)

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Shade evaluation and colour science are often misunderstood and daunting since most members of the dental team have little or no formal training about the subject. This shortcoming leads to confusion, adopting hearsay information without scientific backing and ultimately compromising aesthetic dental treatment. Although the dental literature is awash with innumerable articles about shade determination, isolating and selecting pertinent papers that are relevant to clinical practice are itself a research project. The purpose of this chapter is to explain the basics of colour science pertinent to clinical practice to help the dental team master this elusive subject. The topics covered are chromatic and optical properties of teeth, tooth colour space, perceptible versus acceptable shade matches and methods of shade evaluation.

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Ahmad, I. (2020). Shade Evaluation for Porcelain Laminate Veneers (PLV). In: Trushkowsky, R. (eds) Esthetic Oral Rehabilitation with Veneers. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41091-9_5

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