Author/Authors :
Kurtulmuş-Yılmaz, Sevcan Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi - Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi - Protetik Diş Tedavisi AD, Cyprus , Şeker, Emre Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi - Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi - Protetik Diş Tedavisi AD, Cyprus , Ozan, Oğuz Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi - Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi - Protetik Diş Tedavisi AD, Cyprus , Meriç, Gökçe Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi - Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi - Protetik Diş Tedavisi AD, Cyprus , Ulusoy, M. Mutahhar Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi - Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi - Protetik Diş Tedavisi AD, Cyprus
Title Of Article :
Evaluation of the natural tooth color of young Turkish population in Northern Cyprus: A pilot study
Abstract :
Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the maxillary anterior natural tooth color of young Turkish population in Northern Cyprus according to Vitapan Classical shade guide (VCSG) and CIE L*a*b* color system, and to evaluate the effect of gender on the tooth color. Materials and Methods: Eighty six volunteers (43 female, 43 male) between the age of 18-27 (mean age 20) participated to this study. The color of maxillary right or left central and lateral incisors and canines were measured with VITA Easyshade Compact (Vita Zahnfabrik, Bad Säckingen, Germany) spectrophotometer. The results were recorded according to VCSG and CIE L*a*b* color system. To determine the CIE L*a*b* color difference between central-lateral incisors and canine of the same person, ΔE values were calculated. The data were analyzed statistically. Results: No significant differences were found between the L* values of females and males. However gender effected the a* values of central and lateral incisors and b* values of canines significantly (P 0.05). For all individuals, L* values of canines were lower and a* values were higher than central and lateral incisors. The lowest ΔE values were found between central and lateral incisor whereas highest were between central incisors and canines. The color of the anterior teeth were generally matched to Group A and B. Conclusions: The natural tooth colors of young Turkish population in Northern Cyprus were matched to Group A and B of VCSG. Gender affected the tooth color and the color differed among the anterior teeth. Thus, these results should be considered in shade matching and the color of each tooth should be determined separately.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Natural tooth , color , spectrophotometer , epidemiology , TRNC
JournalTitle :
Cumhuriyet Dental Journal
