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ArticleBrazilian oral research2024

Reliability of the color measurement of resin composites using images obtained using a stereoscopic loupe.

Alexsandra Santos Albuquerque, Rafaella Bragança, Oscar Emilio Pecho, André Luis Faria-E-Silva

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Article in Brazilian oral research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Reliability of Three Image-Based Instrumental Color-Measurement Methods.Journal of esthetic and restorative dentistry : official publication of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry ... [et al.] · 2026
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Alexsandra Santos AlbuquerqueUniversidade Federal de Sergipe - UFS, Dental School, Department, Aracaju, SE, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9085-2594
Rafaella BragançaUniversidade Federal de Sergipe - UFS, Graduate Program in Dentistry, Aracaju, SE, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4738-3005
Oscar Emilio PechoFaculdade Meridional - IMED, School of Dentistry, Graduate Program in Dentistry, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7314-5049
André Luis Faria-E-SilvaUniversidade Federal de Sergipe - UFS, Graduate Program in Dentistry, Aracaju, SE, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3846-4786

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Abstract

This study assessed the reliability of a color measurement method using images obtained from a charge-coupled device (CCD) camera and a stereoscopic loupe. Disc-shaped specimens were created using the composite Filtek Z350 XT (shades DA1, DA2, DA3, and DA4) (n = 3). CIELAB color coordinates of the specimens were measured using the spectrophotometer SP60 over white and black backgrounds. Images of the same specimens were taken using a CCD camera attached to a stereoscopic loupe. The color of the image was measured (red-green-blue [RGB]) using an image processing software and converted to CIELAB coordinates. For each color coordinate, data from images were adjusted using linear regressions predicting those values from SP60. The whiteness index for dentistry (WID) and translucency parameter (TP00) of the specimens as well as the color differences (ΔE00) among pairwise shades were calculated. Data were analyzed via repeated-measures analysis of variance and Tukey's post hoc test (α = 0.05). Images obtained using the loupe tended to be darker and redder than the actual color. Data adjustment resulted in similar WID, ΔE00, and TP00 values to those observed for the spectrophotometer. Differences were observed only for the WID of shade DA3 and ΔE00 for comparing DA1 and DA3 over the black background. However, these differences were not clinically relevant. The use of adjusted data from images taken using a stereoscopic loupe is considered a feasible method for color measurement.

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ColorColorimetryComposite ResinsMaterials TestingSpectrophotometryAnalysis of VarianceImage Processing, Computer-AssistedLinear ModelsReference ValuesReproducibility of ResultsComposite Resins

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