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Fixed Exam 2 - Color Flashcards

1
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A phenomenon of light or visual perception that enables one to differentiate otherwise identical objects

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Color

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A visual response to light consisting of the 3 dimensions of hue, value, and chroma

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Color

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What are the 3 variables of color?

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Receptor (eye)
Object
Light source

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Which variable of color?

Color blindness, color perception deficiency

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Receptor (eye)

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Which variable of color?

Absorbs, reflects, and/or refracts light

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Object

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Which variable of color?

Wavelength of light

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Light source

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Internationally accepted standard of art, science, and industry

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Munsell color space

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T/F: In the 40’s, the Munsell color system was revised by International Commission of Illumination (CIE) and American Society for Testing and Materials

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True

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9
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Band of colors produced when sunlight is passed through a prism

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Spectrum

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What are the primary additive colors?

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Red
Green
Blue

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What are the secondary additive colors?

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Magenta
Yellow
Cyan

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12
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If the 3 primary colors are combined with equal intensities, what type of light is created?

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White light

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A number from 1-100 given to a light source to indicate its relative equivalence to pure white light, which has a color rendering index (CRI) of 100

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Color rendering index

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The closer the number is to 100, the more it resembles pure ________ light

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white

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15
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A light source with at least ________ CRI is recommended for an accurate shade selection

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93.42

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16
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Often referred to as the basic color

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Hue

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17
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It is the quality of sensation according to which an observer is aware of the varying wavelengths of radiant energy

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Hue

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The dimension of color dictated by the wavelength of the stimulus that is used to distinguish one family of color from another - as red, green, blue, etc

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Hue

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19
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White, black, and gray possess no _______

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hue

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20
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The color itself

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Hue

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21
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The attribute of a color by which we distinguish red from green, blue, yellow, etc

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Hue

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What can be used to change the hue of porcelain (yellow, red, etc)?

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Stains

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23
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The purity of a color, or its departure from white or gray

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Chroma

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The intensity of a distinctive hue; saturation of a hue

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Chroma

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Describes the strength or saturation of the hue
Chroma
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The intensity of a color
Chroma
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High or low chroma? Highly saturated
High chroma
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High or low chroma? Weakly saturated
Low chroma
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The quality by which a light color is distinguished from a dark color, the dimension of a color that denotes relative blackness or whiteness
Value
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Only dimension of color that may exist alone
Value
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The brightness of a color
Value
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High or low value? Brighter (more white)
High value
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High or low value? Darker (more gray)
Low value
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What is the value? Black
Value = 0
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What is the value? White
Value = 10
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What is the most important color variable in dental shade selection?
Brightness
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What is the most important aspect in shade selection?
Value
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If a complementary color is used to modify a color, what will happen?
It's value will decrease
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What factors cause color to appear different?
Light source Size/contours Background color + lighting Perception angle
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Convey shades of gray (value)
Rods
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Allow brain to perceive hue and chroma
Cones
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Rate of color blindness in females
1 in 300
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Rate of color blindness in males
1 in 13
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Everything we see is __________ light
reflected
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What is required to see real color?
Full spectrum
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T/F: Color won't be able to be seen if light cannot be reflected
True
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What is the illumination of daylight?
6500 K
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What is the illumination of electronic flash?
5500 K
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What is the illumination of standardized light source?
5000 K (CRI = 98)
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What is the recommended illumination for accurate shade selection in dentistry?
5500 K CRI above 93.42 Working distance (12-15 inches; arm's length) Op painted w/ neutral colors
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Which illumination? Replicates northern natural midday daylight and balances all hues in the spectrum curve
5500 K
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A phenomenon where teeth appear to be the same color under one type of light, but they appear different under another light source
Metamerism
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__________ light sources is recommended for shade selection, so an ideal CRI is obtained. (sunlight should be one of them, most importantly)
Multiple
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Staining of porcelain will increase ____________ responses
metameric
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Light source affects the _____________ of color, because the light source must contain the wavelength of the color to be matched in order to see that color
perception
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What device has the following light modes? Color-corrected light 5500°K (daylight) Incandescent 3200°K (room light) Ambient light 3900°K (combination of room light and daylight)
Rite Lite 2
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Which device? Magnetic polarized filter eliminates reflections the teeth, which may obscure details
Rite Lite 2
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Which device? Determines tooth shade in accordance to the Vita Classical shade guide (A1-D4)
Vita Easyshade Advance
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The light effect of a translucent material (incisal edge of some teeth) appearing blue in reflected light and red-orange in transmitted light
Opalescence
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The optical property by which a material reflects UV radiation
Fluorescence
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The energy the tooth absorbs is converted into light with longer wavelengths, in which the tooth actually becomes a source of light
Fluorescence
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Human teeth fluoresce mainly __________ hues
blue-white
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Makes a definite contribution to the brightness and vital appearance of natural teeth
Fluorescence
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Property of a material that absorbs and/or reflects all light and prevents any transmission of light
Opaque
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Having the appearance btwn complete opacity and complete transparency
Translucency
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Partially opaque
Translucency
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Shade guide to identify the shade of the preparation supporting the future restoration
Stump shade guide
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Essential when working with translucid materials (lithium dislicate or feldspathic restorations)
Stump shade guide
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ALWAYS use this guide when working on esthetic cases
Stump shade guide
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T/F: Lab techs modify the restoration’s shade to mask the underlying preparation’s shade
True
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Reddish-brownish
A
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Whitish-yellowish
B
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Greyish
C
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Reddish-gray
D
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When should you select shade? Why?
At beginning of appointment Teeth dehydrate, which will alter shade selection
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How far should you be from the pt's teeth when selecting shade?
12-15 inches
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The patient's ________ and clinician's _______ should be at the same level
teeth; eyes
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You should judge the shade with a quick gaze. Why?
Cones fatigue quickly
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How many shades should you select?
2-3, and then involve pt for final shade selection
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Why should you take photos?
Better communication w/ lab
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Pictures should be taken ___________ to teeth
perpendicular
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Angle the camera slightly up or down to avoid _________ of teeth or tab
reflection
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When taking photos, you want to show at least _________ teeth
6-8
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The _____________ surface of tab and teeth should be on the same plane. Light will reflect in a similar way
facial
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Hold the tab close to teeth but not in contact. Contact may interfere with what?
Incisal edge translucency
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If multiple shades are required, only use _____ shade per picture to avoid distraction. Take multiple pictures for each shade!
1
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T/F: If you are trying in a restoration and the shade needs to be modified, follow the same instructions, but with the restoration in place
True
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T/F: Remember Dual-Cure and Chemical-Cure cements can change shade over time. Avoid them for esthetic cases!
True

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