Assessment of color difference between the tooth as a whole and underlying dentin

Recommended Citation Alammari, Rawa Abdullah. "Assessment of color difference between the tooth as a whole and underlying dentin. ii To my parents, for their unconditional love, endless support, making me who I am today To my Abdulrahman, for his love and support. To all my family and friends, who in one way or another participated in this journey. iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my mentor, Dr. Marcos Vargas, I wouldn't have been able to do this without his guidance and expertise. There was no obstacle encountered that he could not help me find a way around it. He is an example of an expert and a professional whom I had an immense pleasure to work with. My sincere thankfulness also goes to my thesis committee, which support, encouragement and insightful comments were fundamental for the completion of my work. I would like to deeply thank to Dr. Cobb for her unconditional support throughout the course of my work on the thesis and every aspect of the program. No words can explain my gratitude for everything she has done to facilitate this project. Special thanks goes to Dr. Fang Qian for providing excellent and detailed statistical analysis. Thanks for the significant guidance on how to report the results in my thesis and suggestions on my presentation. Dr. Justine Kolker for her constant availability and sharing her knowledge and her guidance on the thesis structuring. Thanks also to Dr. Marcela Hernandez for her input and advice. And thanks to Dr.Peter Lund for allowing me to use his instrument used in this study My gratitude is also due to all members of the Operative Dentistry Department, faculty, staff and graduate students, who direct or indirectly helped me going through the master program and finish my thesis. Thanks for making my life easier and my time in Iowa enjoyable. Finally, I would like to thank my family and my fiancé Abdulrahman, for the unconditional support, I am here because of you, you always believed in me and been there for me when things where not going right, I love you, and I owe all of this to you. 15. The two images of the tooth and dentin displayed. The clear grid placed on the screen. The same measurement point selected for both images and the color coordinates along with the ∆E values displayed .. INTRODUCTION Color is a …