1 Light • Electromagnetic radiation -Wavelength -Amplitude Photons Beam - Reflection - deflection 2 Value Chroma Hue Three variables of colour 3 Chroma Hue Value 4 Transparencey Translucency Opacity 5 Dentin is more opaque then enamel Enamel is more translicent than dentin The colour of dentin is the same – the difference is in hue 6 11 Translucency 1 2 3 7 8 9 10 Opalescency 11 Mamelons Opalescency Halo effect 13 Optical size 14 15 Surface texture Univerzální dentin Chromatic chart Age Tooth Date Surface texture, finishing Polishing