The
following tips will help Doctors and Auxiliaries increase success
rates with shade matching.
The biggest problem with shade taking is that everyone is an expert!
The Patient, The Patient's Spouse, The Patient's next door neighbor
The Auxiliary, The Doctor. However only one person is the
final judge
The Patient.
Probably the key factor in successful shade matching is communication.
Patient to Doctor/ Doctor to Patient/ Doctor to Lab/ Lab
to Doctor.
PATIENT
COMMUNICATION
Patient's should understand what is possible and what is not possible,
what is natural and what is unnatural.
Patient's should understand what the shortcomings are of certain
treatment plans and why one treatment plan should be chosen over
another. The perfect scenario is to give the patient a shade which
will blend into his/her existing smile.
LABORATORY
COMMUNICATION
Everything an office can do to produce an accurate representation
of the patient for the laboratory is of benefit. The most
effective of course is a custom shade, having the lab technician
come to your office or having your patient go to the lab for a
custom shade is ideal. (If you are sending patients to your
lab for a custom shade, be sure you are familiar with the appearance
of the lab it is amazing how many Doctors have no idea what the
Dental Lab they are sending work to, looks like!
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