Using a spectrophotometric study of human gingival colour distribution to develop a shade guide

Color Distribution of The Gingiva Created by Color Schema Maker Software

“…In prosthetic restorations where the gum to be reconstructed, there is a need for gum color scale to determine the patient's gum color between technicians and the dentist (2). In the literature, there have been made various studies with the aim to identify the healthy gingival color (3).…”

“…There has been made a few number of studies which evaluated the gum color of the diseased and healthy individuals in the literature. The differences in colors is described as ∆E (2). In studies, gum colors were measured by color spectrophotometers or specially designed cameras (2,8).…”

“…The differences in colors is described as ∆E (2). In studies, gum colors were measured by color spectrophotometers or specially designed cameras (2,8). Color information were extracted from the resulting images (5,8,9).…”

“…When the data distribution of these color information's Lab values were examined statistically, with the average color values obtained by using Δ E values equally spaced, these values could be used as a color scale (2,7). In these studies, usually 3-10 different colors has been reported for use in color scales (2,3). The effects of factors such as race, gender, age, etc.…”

“…The effects of factors such as race, gender, age, etc. were examined with gum colors (2,6). However, the detection of these differences in practice will not be able to benefit to dentists.…”