• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.299-309
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• 1999

The composite resin, due to its esthetic qualities, is considered the material of choice for restoration of anterior teeth. With respect to shade control, the direct-placement resin composites offer some distinct advantages over indirect restorative procedures. Visible-light-cured (VLC) composites allow dentists to match existing tooth shades or to create new shades and to evaluate them immediately at the time of restoration placement. Optimal intraoral color control can be achieved if optical changes occurring during application are minimized. An ideal VLC composite, then, would be one which is optically stable throughout the polymerization process. The shade guides of the resin composites are generally made of plastic, rather than the actual composite material, and do not accurately depict the true shade, translucency, or opacity of the resin composite after polymerization. So the numerous problems associated with these shade guides lead to varied and sometimes unpredictable results. The aim of this study was to assess the color changes of current resin composite restorative materials which occur as a result of the polymerization process and to compare the color differences between the shade guides provided with the products and the actual resin composites before- and after-polymerization. The results obtained from this investigation should provide the clinician with information which may aid in improved color match of esthetic restoration. Five light activated, resin-based materials (${\AE}$litefil, Amelogen Universal, Spectrum TPH VeridonFil-Photo, and Z100) and shade guides were used in this study. Three specimens of each material and shade combination were made. Each material was condensed inside a 1.5mm thick metal mold with 10mm diameter and pressed between glass plates. Each material was measured immediately before polymerization, and polymerized with Curing Light XL 3000 (3M Dental products, USA) visible light-activation unit for 60 seconds at each side. The specimens were then polished sequentially on wet sandpaper. Shade guides were ground with polishing stones and rubber points (Shofu) to a thickness of approximately 1.5mm. Color characteristics were performed with a spectrophotometer (CM-3500d, Minolta Co., LTD). A computer-controlled spectrophotometer was used to determine CIELAB coordinates ($L^*$, $a^*$ and $b^*$) of each specimen and shade guide. The CIELAB measurements made it possible to evaluate the amount of the color difference values (${\Delta}E{^*}ab$) of resin composites before the polymerization process and shade guides using the post-polishing color of the composite as a control, CIE standard D65 was used as the light source. The results were as follows. 1. Each of the resin composites evaluated showed significant color changes during light-curing process. All the resin composites evaluated except all the tested shades of 2100 showed unacceptable level of color changes (${\Delta}E{^*}ab$ greater than 3.3) between pre-polymerization and post-polishing state. 2. Color differences between most of the resin composites tested and their corresponding shade guides were acceptable but those between C2 shade of ${\AE}$litefil and IE shade of Amelogen Universal and their respective shade guides exceeded what is acceptable. 3. Comparison of the mean ${\Delta}E{^*}ab$ values of materials revealed that Z100 showed the least overall color change between pre-polymerization and post-polishing state followed by ${\AE}$litefil, VeridonFil-Photo, Spectrum TPH, and Amelogen Universal in the order of increasing change and Amelogen Universal. Spectrum TPH, 2100, VeridonFil-Photo and ${\AE}$litefil for the color differences between actual resin and shade guide. 4. In the clinical environment, the shade guide is the better choice than the shade of the actual resin before polymerization when matching colors. But, it is recommended that custom shade guides be made from resin material itself for better color matching.

• 구강회복응용과학지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.13-22
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• 2009

심미적인 특성을 가진 복합레진은 전치부 수복용 재료로 많이 이용되고 있다. 복합레진 수복 시 만족스러운 결과를 얻기 위해서는 색조의 선택이 중요한 역할을 한다. 현재 대부분의 수복용 복합레진은 Vita Lumin 색조견본(shade guide)이나 각각의 회사에서 제공하는 색조견본을 사용하고 있으나, 색조 견본 사이의 색차와 수복물과 견본 사이에 색차가 예상되어 그 차이를 규명하여 임상적인 선택 시에 도움이 되고자 하였다. 4종의 광중합 복합레진(Gradia Direct (GD), Z250 (Z250), Clearfil AP-X (AP-X), $Esthet{\cdot}X$ ($E{\cdot}X$))과 A2와 A3의 색조 견본을 사용하였다. 각 재료마다 3개의 시편과 1개의 색조 견본을 제작하였다. Teflon 주형(깊이 1.35 mm, 직경 8 mm)에 각각의 복합레진을 채우고 응축한 후에 중합하여 젖은 사포로 연마하였다. 색조 견본을 연마용 stone과 고무를 이용하여 1.35 mm 두께로 연마하였다. 컴퓨터에 의해 조절되는 spectrophotometer(color i5, GretagMacbeth, USA)를 이용하여 시편과 색조견본의 색의 특성을 CIELAB coordinates ($L^*$, $a^*$, $b^*$)로 평가하였다. CIELAB 계측을 통하여 복합레진과 색조 견본의 색차(${\Delta}E^*ab$)를 비교 평가 하였다. 광원으로는 CIE standard D65를 사용하였다. 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 동일한 shade로 설계된 여러 제조회사의 복합레진 시편의 $L^*$, $a^*$, $b^*$ 값 간에 유의할 만한 수준의 차이를 나타냈다(p<0.05). 2. 동일한 shade로 설계된 여러 제조회사의 복합레진 시편 간에 대부분 육안으로 인지할 만한 색차(${\Delta}E^*ab>3.3$)값을 나타냈다. 3. 동일한 shade로 설계된 여러 제조회사의 복합레진과 제조회사에서 제공되는 shade guide 및 Vita Lumin shade guide 간에 대부분 육안으로 인지할 만한 색차(${\Delta}E^*ab>3.3$)값을 나타냈다. 4. 임상에서 보다 나은 색 조화를 얻어 심미성을 향상시키기 위해서는 실제 수복물로 제작한 custom shade guide의 제작이 필요할 것으로 생각된다. 제조사에 의해 제공되는 색조 견본이나 Vita Lumin 색조 견본은 임상의에게 복합레진의 색조 선택 시에 정확한 기준을 제공하지는 않았고, 대부분의 제품에서 인지할 수 있는 색차가 있었다. 그러므로 보다 나은 색조 선택을 위해 수복용 레진으로 제작한 맞춤형 색조 견본을 사용하는 것을 추천한다.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.238-247
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• 2023

PURPOSE. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of resin cement shade on the color of different novel ultratranslucent monolithic zirconia and lithium disilicate veneer materials. MATERIALS AND METHODS. For a total of 40 specimens, flat cylindrical discs with a 9-mm diameter and 0.5-mm thickness were created using CAD/CAM technology. The specimens were divided into five groups according to their material (n = 8) (e.max, Prettau, Aidite, Shofu and Dima) using A1 shade. Resin discs with the same diameter and shade as the specimens served as tooth-colored substructures. Three shades (neutral, light and warm) of resin cement try-in pastes (Variolink Esthetic LC) were used as the luting cement material. The color of each material group was measured before and after cementation using the three cement shades, and the CIE L^*a^*b^* coordinates were obtained with a spectrophotometer. Values for the translucency parameter (TP) and color change delta E (E) before (baseline) and after cementation of each specimen were determined. To compare differences among the material groups within each shade of cement and among various shades of cement within each material, the data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA and post hoc testing. RESULTS. Color coordinates L^*, a^* and b^* significantly changed after the application of try-in pastes relative to baseline values, with a noticeable decrease in lightness (L^*) (P < .05). A significant color change (ΔE) was observed in all tested materials after cementation, with ΔE values exceeding 3.3 (P < .05). Although TP changed after cementation for most materials tested, these changes were not statistically significant (P > .05). Shofu and Dima ceramics showed the lowest TP values, while Aidite and Prettau showed the highest TP values. For e.max, translucency decreased after cementation with neutral and warm shades, and it significantly increased after cementation with a light shade. CONCLUSION. The shade of cement significantly altered the final color of the ceramic veneer material to a level above the threshold at which the clinical perception of color change occurred (> 3.3). The TP was not influenced by the cement shade. The translucency levels of the novel ultratranslucent multilayer monolithic zirconia ceramics Aidite and Prettau were higher than that of the lithium disilicate e.max material.

• 구강회복응용과학지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.93-99
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• 2002

This study was performed to investigate the color stability of IPS Empress 2 glass-ceramic after heat-pressing and/or heat-treatments. Three types of IPS Empress 2 ingots (shade 100, 300, 500) were tested. For this study, three groups were prepared as follows: group 1 is as-received material, group 2 is heat-pressed material, and group 3 is fully heat -treated material. The color of the specimens was measured with a colorimeter. The data were statistically evaluated with one-way ANOVA and Scheffe's multiple test. The results obtained were as follows: 1. IPS Empress 2 glass-ceramic demonstrated less color stability according as the shade is lighter. Namely, the shade 500 showed the lowest color shifts and the shade 100 showed the greatest color shifts after heat-pressing and heat-treatments. 2. In the cases of shade 100 and 300, the changes of ${\Delta}E^*$ were affected mostly by the changes of $L^*$ and $b^*$. 3. In ${\Delta}E^*$ of the shade 100, there were significant differences among the group 1, 2, and 3 (P<0.001). 4. In ${\Delta}E^*$ of the shade 300, there were significant differences between the group 1 and 2, and the group 1 and 3 (P<0.001). 5. In ${\Delta}E^*$ of the shade 500, there was significant difference only between the group 1 and 3 (P<0.001).

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.416-420
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• 2008

This study was conducted to investigate the influence of shading material on the chlorophyll fluorescence, photosynthesis, transpiration, stomatal conductance and its any correlations in Panax ginseng C.A.Meyer. Fo was higher in polyethylene shade net than in silver-coated shading plate, but this treatment caused a lower Fm in comparison with silver-coated shading plate. Also, Fv/Fm and PhiPS2 showed higher in silver-coated shading plate than in polyethylene shade net. The relationship between net photosynthetic rate and transpiration, stomatal conductance were increased as the PAR (Photosynthetic active radiation) was increased and reached maximum at the $200-400\;{\mu}mol/m^{2}/s$ of PAR in all of leaves, and the higher in silver-coated shading plate than in polyethylene shade net. A linear equation was obtained between net photosynthetic rate and transpiration, net photosynthetic rate and stomatal conductance. SPAD was higher in silver-coated shading plate than in polyethylene shade net.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.565-581
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• 2003

Statement of problem : A scientific examination and understanding of overall aspects of the natural dentition is the first step involved in making a satisfactory selection in the shade of an aesthetic prosthesis. Proper natural shade selection of the prosthetic restoration that is in harmony with the remaining dentition is as important aesthetically, as harmony of form and function in the anterior dentition. Clinically, the most commonly applied method of shade selection has been visual, but because of the subjective nature inherent to this method, shade selection results are variable and can be influenced by such factors as the technician, the type of shade guide used, and the type and intensity of the lighting. Purpose : The purpose of this study was to develop a more objective and scientific approach to examining and understanding the shade of teeth, which has in turn lead to the development of a number of shade analysis devices that present a more objective method of shade analysis. Material and Method : In this study, the shades of healthy anterior teeth were examined and analyzed using the recently developed digital shade analysis of the $ShadeScan^{TM}$ System. The study examined 80 individuals in their twenties, 40 males and 40 females, presenting 6 healthy, unrestored maxillary anterior teeth. Tooth brushing and oral prophylaxis were performed prior to evaluation. The ShadeScan handpiece was used to acquire images of the 6 maxillary anterior teeth. These images were analyzed using the Vita/Classical mode of the $ShadeScan^{TM}$ Software, and shade maps of each tooth were acquired and divided into cervical, middle, and incisal thirds. The shade distribution of each third, left and right symmetry, and gender differences were investigated and analyzed. Results : The results of the study are as follows : 1. An overwhelming majority of the examined teeth were found to possess shades belong to Group A, with the greatest variations occurring at the middle and cervical thirds of the maxillary central and lateral incisors, in both male and female subjects. 2. Canines of both male and female subjects showed left and right symmetry with uniform shade distribution of A4 and C4, while the lateral and central incisors showed left-right symmetry of the incisal 1/3 with a uniform shade distribution of A2 and A3 shades 3. No significant differences in shade distribution were seen between genders in maxillary canines, whereas maxillary central and lateral incisors showed differences at the middle and cervical thirds between male and female subjects The results of this study show that with the exception of maxillary canines, maxillary anterior teeth display a diverse shade distribution as well as gender differences. Conclusion : Clinically, when making a shade selection using the existing shade guide, one must consider the fact that even a single tooth consists of a variety of shades. The results of this study show that when selecting a shade from a number of groups is difficult, shades from A group are the most consistent with the natural shade or maxillary anterior teeth.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.443-457
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• 2004

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze and estimate whether each company may produce the color of artificial teeth as it stands, in the standard of vita classical shade guide using ShadeScan$^{TM}$ System. Material and methods: we chose the products of 6 companies -EFUCERA, IVOCLAR, ENDURA, TRUBYTE, DURADENT, and DURACROSS- estimated the shade value of each fixed point(cervical, body, and incisal area) of artificial tooth, and verified the equality among the samples from the same company. Results: First, the variation appeared significant at cervical and incisal area. It means that there were significant differences between cervical and incisal area although the most similar artificial teeth to the patients’natural teeth were provided. Second, the results in the body area showed that the variation between artificial and natural teeth was finite(p<0.05) in that area. Conclusion: it shows that the reproduction of colors of artificial teeth might be successful regarding the body is the most important part for a determination of the color of artificial teeth. However, more complements are necessary for the better reproduction of the color of artificial teeth between cervical and incisal area.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.176-184
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• 2024

This study aimed to compare color matching between single-shade composite resin-restored teeth with various pulp capping materials and the dentin surrounding the restoration through instrumental analysis and visual evaluation of the color difference. Fifty maxillary right central incisor acrylic resin teeth were prepared with standardized Class III cavities on the proximal surfaces. These teeth were divided into five groups: restored with single-shade composite resin only; Ultra-Blend^TM plus followed by single-shade composite resin; TheraCal PT^TM followed by single-shade composite resin; Endocem^® MTA premixed followed by single-shade composite resin; and Well-root PT^TM followed by single-shade composite resin. The color difference (ΔE_ab^*) between the restored area and the center of the resin teeth was measured using a spectrophotometer. No significant color difference was observed in groups restored with only single-shade composite resin, Ultra-Blend^TM plus, and TheraCal PT^TM. The visual evaluation revealed that Ultra-Blend^TM plus exhibited the best color matching score, whereas the Endocem^® MTA premixed and Well-root PT^TM groups showed significantly lower color matching scores than the single-shade composite resin-only group. When opting for single-shade composite resin usage for anterior tooth restorations with the aim of reducing chair time, pulp capping materials Ultra-Blend^TM plus and TheraCal PT^TM provide esthetically pleasing results.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2009

연구목적: 심미 수복을 위한 색상 결정 방법으로는 색견본 (shade guide)과 치아를 눈으로 직접 비교하는 기존의 비색법과 최근 소개되기 시작한 색상 측정용 기기를 사용하는 방법이 있다. 비색법은 치과의사들과 기공사들 간의 색조 선택에 일관성이 결여되어 있는 등 많은 문제점이 지적되고 있지만 아직도 이러한 방법에 의한 색상 결정과 결정 색상에 대한 표현 방식이 임상 치의학에 적용되고 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 진료실과 기공소에서 사용하고 있는 색견본이 같은 값을 가지는지 ShadeEye - $NCC^{(R)}$ dental chroma meter (Shofu Inc., Kyoto, Japan)로 확인하고 또한 이 측정 기기의 두 가지 모드가 동일한 shade tab을 같은 값으로 인식하는지 확인하고자 하였다. 연구재료 및 방법: 첫 번째 실험에서는 모두 8개의 Vita Lumin Vacuum shade guide (Vident Inc., California, USA)를 모아 그 중 A1과 B1 shade tab을 각각 5회씩 색상 측정용 기기인 ShadeEye-$NCC^{(R)}$의 tooth mode와 porcelain mode로 나누어 색조 분석을 하였고 두 번째 실험에서는 치과 진료실과 기공소에서 실제 사용하고 있는 Vita Lumin Vacuum shade guide를 각각 12개씩 모아 역시 A1과 B1 shade tab을 색상 측정용 기기인 ShadeEye-$NCC^{(R)}$의 tooth mode와 porcelain mode로 나누어 색조 분석을 실시하였다. 결과: 첫 실험에서 8개의 색견본의 A1과 B1의 5회씩 측정에서 두 가지 mode에서 모두 채도 (shade), 명도 (value), 색상 (hue)에서 유의한 차이를 보였다(P<.05). 두 번째 실험에서는 진료실에서 사용하는 색견본과 기공소에서 사용하는 색견본 사이에는 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았으나, A1의 porcelain mode 에서 채도가 유의한 차이를 보여 (P<.05), 같은 shade tab이라 할지라도 채도에서 차이가 날 수 있음을 보였다. 결론: ShadeEye-$NCC^{(R)}$의 mode에 따라 동일한shade tab을 다른 값으로 인식하는 것으로 나타나 진료실과 기공소 간에 동일한 mode로 사용하는 것이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.622-636
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• 1997

Glass ionomer cements, which had been developed in 1972, were widely used as an agent for cementation, base, pit and fissure sealant, and esthetic filling material with the advantages of excellent biocompatibility, anti-cariogenic fluoride release. Specimens were made to evaluate the color change of Glass ionomer cement with a newly developed improved Fuji II Le. Specimens for color change study with cement thickness of 1, 2, 3mm were made and those for the study of color shift pattern were made with the assumption that new mid-shade can be made by mixing of equal amount of both shades in 2mm thickness. After 24 hours in a $37^{\circ}C$ incubator, CIELAB color spaces were evaluated with a spectrophotometer. The results were as follows ; 1. All specimens discolored to dark and blue with an increased thickness in all shades (p<0.05). 2. There were significant $a^*$ space (red-green direction) changes in every A, B, C, D shade series except the relationship between 1mm and 2mm thickness groups in B shade series. But the changes were irregular, i.e., each shade series has its own pattern. 3. Each shade series showed its own specific color shift pattern in all $L^*$, $a^*$, $b^*$ spaces. 4. B shade series showed less amont of changes in ${\Delta}{\pm}E$ than those of A and C shade series (p<0.05), but there was no significant difference in ${\Delta}E$ within each shade series.