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The Tooth and Skin Colour Interrelationship across the Different Ethnic Groups
Joint Authors
Haralur, Satheesh B.
Almelhi, Nabil Abdullah
al-Qahtani, Dhafer Ali
Dibas, Ahmed Mohammed
Source
International Journal of Dentistry
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-07-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives.
The purpose of the study was to investigate the relation between skin and tooth colour parameters in various ethnic groups.
Materials and Methods.
Saudi Arabian, Indian, African, and East Asian ethnic groups of 75 each were included in the study.
The tooth colour was determined by spectrophotometer in CIELAB parameters.
The skin colour was measured at earlobe, forehead, and malar locations by clinical skin photography.
The data was statistically analysed by one-way ANOVA and correlation tests.
Results.
The “L” vale for the Saudi Arabian group had a strong correlation at earlobe location (r=0.275), while correlation was found at forehead (r=0.271) and malar region (r=0.261) with Indian ethnic group.
A strong negative correlation was observed in African ethnic group at all three locations for “L” parameter.
The redness value “a” is found to have strong negative linear correlation between the earlobe and tooth for Saudi Arabian (r=-0.240) and Indian ethnic groups (r=-0.268).
The “b” showed no correlation with skin location in all groups except positive correlation in African ethnic groups.
Conclusions.
The strong correlation was found between the skin and tooth colour parameters; hence the skin colour can be used as a guide for artificial tooth selection in edentulous patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Haralur, Satheesh B.& Dibas, Ahmed Mohammed& Almelhi, Nabil Abdullah& al-Qahtani, Dhafer Ali. 2014. The Tooth and Skin Colour Interrelationship across the Different Ethnic Groups. International Journal of Dentistry،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Haralur, Satheesh B.…[et al.]. The Tooth and Skin Colour Interrelationship across the Different Ethnic Groups. International Journal of Dentistry No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Haralur, Satheesh B.& Dibas, Ahmed Mohammed& Almelhi, Nabil Abdullah& al-Qahtani, Dhafer Ali. The Tooth and Skin Colour Interrelationship across the Different Ethnic Groups. International Journal of Dentistry. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-449364