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Fig 31a: Confirmation of shade guide selection. Fig 31b: Different light intensity and Fig 31c: Translucency and saturation of the
translucency of the natural tooth enamel. orange-red effect of the mamelon and enamel
cracks.

Fig 32: To clarify the influence of enamel Fig 33a-b: Samples of enamel masses, sorted from left to right by decreasing brightness. The
and glaze masses, as well as their thickness sample on the far left is pure white, and the brightness decreases from left to right.
on the overall shade effect of artificial teeth,
samples of different masses are presented
here, both enamel and glaze, along with their
interactions. The samples are approximately
2.3 mm thick at the thickest point and about
0.8 mm at the thinnest.

Fig 34a-b: When photographing plates and glaze material samples corresponding to the ordered
glaze, a progressive increase in translucency of 25% is observed from left (opaque) to right
(transparent). In our case, the glazing material is adequately represented in the center.

Fig 35: Base body
for alloy metal
shade guide. These
samples are used
for individual color Fig 36a-b: Comparing individual VMK shade guides layered with the same dentin but different enamel types from the
scales for metal- Ceramco 3 system (from left: White, Extra Light, Light, Medium, and Dark), a clear difference in light intensity is seen in the
ceramics. incisal area. Figure 36a was taken with a polarization filter; figure 36b was taken without one.

Fig 37a-c: To chromatically correct the crown system and adapt it Fig 38a-c: For the incisal third, mesial, and distal areas, an enamel
exactly to the tooth, the vestibular area was reduced with cutters. Before mixture with violet modifier for blue dentin and super clear glaze (1:1:2
applying the enamel, internal features identified by the Internal Live ratio) was applied. In the central incisal area, a 1:1 mixture of natural
Staining technique were added. Specifically, a 1:1 mixture of Copper and violet enamel and super clear glaze was added, along with a strip of
Pink was used to intensify the central incisal area, and a 1:1 mix of colors red-orange for mamelons. The entire incisal third was covered with a 1:1
was applied to the mesial and distal parts. mixture of natural enamel masses Medium and Extra Light.
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