The document discusses color in dentistry. It covers topics like the attributes of color, traditional color systems like Munsell and CIE, tools for shade selection including various shade guides, procedures for shade matching, tips for good shade matches, potential errors in color matching, and applications of color coding instruments. The document is from an Indian dental academy and aims to educate dental professionals on the importance and use of color in their work.

1. NO COLORS “NO LIFE”!!!!!!
INDIAN DENTAL
ACADEMY
Leader in continuing
Dental Education
www.indiandentalacademy.com

2. “COLORS”-ESSENCE OF LIFE!!!!!
www.indiandentalacademy.com

3. Are black or white colors?
www.indiandentalacademy.com

4. WHAT DO WE MEAN BY COLOR?
www.indiandentalacademy.com

5. HOW DO WE SEE COLORS?
www.indiandentalacademy.com

6. ATTRIBUTES OF COLOR
COLORCOLOR
HUEHUE
VALUEVALUE
CHROMACHROMA
www.indiandentalacademy.com

7. WHAT IS OUR TRADITION?
 MUNSELL COLOR SYSTEM
 CIE lab COLOR SYSTEM
 NATURAL COLOR SYSTEM
www.indiandentalacademy.com

8. MUNSELL COLOR SYSTEM
www.indiandentalacademy.com

9. CIE lab COLOR SPACE SYSTEM.
www.indiandentalacademy.com

10. CIE lab COLOR SPACE SYSTEM
www.indiandentalacademy.com

11. WHAT LIES WITHIN????
www.indiandentalacademy.com

12. HAMARA WALA “BLUE”
www.indiandentalacademy.com

13. TOOLS FOR SHADE SELECTION
 SHADE GUIDES
 1.Vita shade guide
 2.VitaPan 3D Master
 shade guide
 3.Ivolcar Chromascop
 shade guide
www.indiandentalacademy.com

14. SHADE SELECTON PROCEDURES
 GOLDSTEPS EASY 1-2-3 METHOD
 1.Determining the VALUE.
www.indiandentalacademy.com

15. 2.Determining the CHROMA.
www.indiandentalacademy.com

16. 3.Defining the HUE.
www.indiandentalacademy.com

17. Newer instruments for shade matching
 1.Spectroshade
 2.Shade scan
 3.ShadeEye Ncc
 4.IKAM
 5.Shade Rite
www.indiandentalacademy.com

18. TIPS FOR A GOOD SHADE MATCH!
 Select the shade in three different lights.
 Find out which porcelain material is used by
your lab. Try and use the corresponding
shade guide.
 Value is the most important characteristic in
matching a shade.
www.indiandentalacademy.com

19. TIPS FOR A GOOD SHADE MATCH!
 Select the shade quickly.
 Get a second opinion.
www.indiandentalacademy.com

20. ERRORS IN COLOR MATCHING
www.indiandentalacademy.com

21. OTHER APPLICATIONS OF
COLOR
 1.Color coding of instruments.
 2.Variety in color to differentiate the type of
 the material.
 3.Pleasing appearance of various filling
 materials.
www.indiandentalacademy.com

22. COLOR CODING OF INSTRUMENTS
www.indiandentalacademy.com

23. THANK YOU!
www.indiandentalacademy.com