Abstract

MAFLA, Ana Cristina; ROMO-PANTOJA, Julieth; ORTIZ-TEJADA, Stefan Mario  and  OJEDA-ROSERO, Leiy Mireya. Teeth shade in different age groups from Pasto, Colombia. CES odontol. [online]. 2015, vol.28, n.1, pp.28-39. ISSN 0120-971X.

Abstract Introduction and objective: The perception of teeth color with visual shade matching instruments is a problem in aesthetic restorative procedures. The aims of the present study were to determine the prevalence of teeth color and evaluate the sociodemographic, clinical and behavioral factors related to teeth color in different age groups in Pasto, Colombia. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was performed in a random probabilistic sample of 384 individuals. A survey was designed to obtain information about sociodemographic, clinical, and behavioral features. Tooth color was measured visually on the maxillary central incisors, incisives and canines using a VITA tooth guide 3D Master (Vita-Zahnfabrik) evaluation. Data were coded and analyzed using SPSS software version 19. Results: The most common shades for the maxillary central incisors and lateral incisors were 2M2 with 32% and 37.8% respectively and around 30% presented 2M3 for canines. Lightness, chroma and hue varied by age. In subjects group between 45 and ≤54 there was a significant difference according to sex in relation to color dimensions. Dental erosion/abrasion were significantly related to the three dimensions of color and smoking to lightness and hue. Conclusion:There was a shade matching using a visual guide to compare of the dental color patterns among different ages' samples. Demographic, clinical and behavioral variables were significantly related to dental color dimensions

Keywords : Prevalence; color; color perception; incisor; maxilla.

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