Jitendra J Mete, Shankar P Dange, Arun N Khalikar, Smita P Vaidya
BACKGROUND: As visual shade matching is subject to light source variables, this study was conducted to compare shade matching performance of dental students under two lighting conditions, ie, natural daylight and a commercially available daylight lamp. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two sets of porcelain discs were prepared. The first set consisted of eight porcelain discs of shades A2, A3, A3.5, B2, B3, C2, C3, and D3 of the Vitapan Classical Shade Guide system. The second set consisted of three porcelain discs of shade A2, B2, and C2, having exactly similar L*a*b* values to those of the corresponding shade discs in the first set...
2013: European Journal of Esthetic Dentistry: Official Journal of the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry