Untitled ItemPREVALENCE, SATISFACTION AND PREFERENCE OF TOOTH SHADES AND THEIR CORRELATION WITH AGE, GENDER AND SKIN SHADE: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

Shade selection one of the most important factors that determines the satisfaction of the patient with the dental prosthesis and thus the overall success of the treatment. Conventional methods of shade selection require the presence of existing teeth or past dental/ photographic records. In the absence of these, shade selection becomes challenging and must be done subjectively and arbitrarily based on the patient’s age and sex. The present study evaluates the prevalence, satisfaction and preference of tooth shades and their correlation with age, sex and skin shade.

比色（shade selection）是影响患者对牙科修复体（dental prosthesis）满意度乃至治疗整体成败的关键因素之一。传统比色方法需依赖存留的天然牙或既往牙科、影像记录。若缺乏上述参考资料，比色工作将极具挑战性，仅能依据患者的年龄与性别进行主观且随意的判定。本研究旨在评估牙色（tooth shade）的流行情况、患者满意度与偏好倾向，及其与年龄、性别和肤色的相关性。