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  • Course III: Shade Taking & Dental Photography A to Z

    Oral Design Center Monterey · September 13th - 14th · Oral Design Center Monterey

    Course III: Shade Taking & Dental Photography A to Z covers intraoral photography and its use for analyzing midline,...See more incisal edge and shade, utilizing Photoshop: attendees fabricate a single central PFZ restoration.

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  • Creating Business Opportunities with Shade Programs

    Vident, a VITA® Company · LAB DAY Chicago 2013

    Mark Murphy, DDS, prepares you to teach your doctors an Evidence Based Shade Communication protocol to save shade-taking time and reduce remakes.

  • Matching the Single Crown Shade

    GC America, Inc. · LAB DAY Chicago 2013

    Masayuki Hoshi, RDT, shows how to match shades of a single crown using substructures of metal and zirconia, full...See more contour zirconia, e.max and even titanium, using the GC Initial porcelains and Lustre Paste.

  • Noritake CZR and EX-3 Value Shades Demonstration

    Zahn Dental · LAB DAY Chicago 2013

    Learn about the Noritake Value shades line for both the CZR Cerabien porcelain for Zirconia and EX-3 Super porcelain...See more for PFM. Bill Mrazek demonstrates the build-up techniques used to create superior shades and restorations and provides you with the tips and techniques to create a perfect match every time.

  • Noritake CZR and EX-3 Value Shades: Create the Perfect Match

    Zahn Dental · LAB DAY Chicago 2013

    Bill Mrazek explores how the newest additions to Noritake Value shades offer superior performance in both the CZR...See more Cerabien porcelain for zirconia and EX-3 Super porcelain for PFM. He shows you how you can surpass both dentist and patient expectations using these shades and offers techniques for creating a perfect match every time.

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  • Seamless Shade Transition From Provisionals to Final

    Vident, a VITA® Company · LAB DAY Chicago 2013

    Felix Pages, CDT, explains how to provide predictable shades using VITA 3D-Master and Classical shades across many...See more restorative options, including denture teeth, prep shaded resins, provisional materials, lightcure resin stains, veneering materials and millable ceramics.

  • The Secret of Custom Shade Matching

    GC America, Inc. · LAB DAY Chicago 2013

    Technicians struggle with matching a single anterior tooth more than any other restorative process. To help them...See more tackle this challenge, Luke Kahng, CDT, outlines step-by-step custom shade-taking procedures, explains how color can be corrected in a restoration after fabrication, discusses material selection and also explains what traditional shade tabs lack when it comes to achieving a harmonious color match.

  • Using Shade to Market Your Lab

    Vident, a VITA® Company · LAB DAY Chicago 2013

    Amos Harting, CDT, shows how to reduce remakes and become a valued partner with your dentists by using a simple,...See more systematic shade management approach. Attendees see actual case examples and learn how to reproduce shades straight out of the bottle regardless of material selection: all-ceramics, metal-ceramics, denture teeth, CAD/CAM provisional and indirect composites.

  • Walk-In Demo: Layering Techniques of New Noritake Products Value Shade and Internal Stain

    Kuraray America, Inc. · LAB DAY Chicago 2013

    Alek Aronin, RDT, demonstrates various layering techniques using the new Noritake CZR Value Shades and Internal...See more Stain for natural-looking teeth.

  • Demonstrations: Solving Shade Issues from the Inside Out

    Vident, a VITA® Company · LAB DAY West 2013

    Develop your skills in manipulating intrinsic colors to match even the most difficult case. John Park discusses...See more how to use Interno porcelain powders that help even the ordinary build-up technique stand out. Also, learn the purpose of various porcelain powders and how to incorporate their effect into your individual layering technique to make the restoration picture perfect.

  • Lecture: Solving Shade Issues from the Inside Out

    Vident, a VITA® Company · LAB DAY West 2013

    Develop your skills in manipulating intrinsic colors to match even the most difficult case. John Park discusses...See more how to use Interno porcelain powders that help even the ordinary build-up technique stand out. Also, learn the purpose of various porcelain powders and how to incorporate their effect into your individual layering technique to make the restoration picture perfect.

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  • March 2012
  • Do you rely on a camera when taking a shade?
    Topics: Photography

    And if so, do you go to the extent of calibrating your camera, computer and monitors? It's an expensive process..... or do you rely on shade tabs with a photo just to illustrate characterization.

    Last Updated March 12, 2012

    • March 12, 2012Alex Kandyba Hi. I wouldn't rely on a photo for shade. For characterization - yes, but not for shade. I do photography...

    • March 21, 2012Betty Zoller, CDT/TE I use the x-rite to help my custom shades. The pictures are great. I like that I can take the finish...

    • May 6, 2012Marta Lizza Two good reads from Quintessence: Fundamentals of color, Shade Matching and Communication in Esthetic...

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