Mind The Shade

Planning the shade prescription.

When a patient comes in for a consultation for aesthetic treatment, the consultation appointment is divided into two. Firstly, a conventional evaluation with charting, periodontal, occlusal and radiographic surveys, diagnostic models and photographs is performed. Secondly, an aesthetic evaluation involving aesthetic analysis and a focus on the patient’s aesthetic requests is carried out. Media ...

The Influence of Dental Shade Guides and Experience on the Accuracy of Shade Matching.

AIM There is limited and inconsistent information on some factors affecting visual shade selection. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of shade guide type and professional experience on shade-matching results. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty Dental students (DS), 30 General dentists (GDs) and 30 Dental specialists (S) participated in this study. The participants were asked to ma...

Effective shade structures.

1. CanMEDS 2000 project. Skills for the new millennium: report of the Societal Needs Working Group, September 1996. Available at: http://rcpsc.medical.org/publications/index.php (accessed Feb 2006). 2. Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. CanMEDS 2005 framework. Available at: http://rcpsc.medical.org/canmeds/bestpractices/ framework_e.pdf (accessed Feb 2006). 3. Postgraduate Medi...

Light: Adaptations for Shade

Anthracnose of Shade Trees

Anthracnose is one of the most common and important foliage diseases of shade trees in Iowa. Symptoms of anthracnose are often referred to as “leaf blights” or “leaf spots” and are most serious on sycamore, ash, maple, white and bur oak, and walnut. Linden, hickory, elm, red and black oak, and other deciduous trees also are susceptible, although anthracnose is less common and damaging on these ...