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ACTA
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Table of Contents for June 2006 • Volume 22 • Number 53 |
COLOR OF PRIMARY TEETH
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Jai Bum Kim, Rade Paravina
Former Resident and MS Candidate, Department of Pediatric Dentistry; University of Texas Dental Branch at houston; Assistant Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials; Scientist, houston Biomaterial Research Center University of Texas Dental Branch at houston, USA |
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A brief overview on color and the esthetics of primary teeth has been presented. Young children and their parents’ desire for an esthetically pleasant smile was pointed out. Basic information on mechanisms of tooth color perception, color notation systems, and working principles of instruments for tooth color measurement were subsequently provided. Issues related to color range and distribution of primary teeth were underlined in the last section. It was concluded that color of primary teeth appears to be much more important than traditionally believed. Additional research and its clinical application should be considered in order to improve the esthetics of restorations on primary teeth. Key words: tooth color, primary teeth |
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Rade D. Paravina, DDS, MS, PhD |