Yasmine Tarek Ahmed, Jwaher AlAmmar, Rawan AlDogailby, Amani AlOtaibi, Wassaif AlOwais, Areej AlQahtani

ABSTRACT

Aim The aim of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of matching tooth shades between female dental interns and undergraduate clinical dentistry students in Riyadh Elm University. Materials and Methods A total of 120 female participant were included in this study (60 undergraduate dentistry student and 60 dental interns). Participants were asked to match the shade of three porcelain crowns of maxillary central incisor using Vitapan system in daylight.Three shades (A1, A2, and B1) were selected for this purpose. Data collected were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (Version 23.0, SPSS, Chicago, IL, USA). Results Interns are more likely to correctly select the A1 shade than undergraduate students. Undergraduate students are more likely to correctly select the A2 shade than interns. Finally, interns are more likely to correctly select the B1 shade than undergraduate students. However, the association was statistically not significant (p>0.05). Conclusions In our study, most identified shade by both the interns and undergraduate dental students was A2, followed by A1 and the least identified was B1. Further studies on the need and impact of color science in dental education are warranted.