short answer: relatively, yes! it all depends on your existing shade we usually use the Vita classical shade guide for referencing tooth color. there are 16 shades in this system. the picture above has the 16 shades arranged according to brightness. the most common tooth color is usually A3, shown in the middle of the lot. (visit this short presentation if you want to learn about dental shade selection - https://www.slideshare.net/DrAbusallamah/shade-selection-techniques-1) s
A patient was referred to me for extraction. (prev dentist referred him due to sinus proximity of the tooth involved) Upon seeing the x-ray, i saw the tooth was split in half, from top to bottom. And the tooth was also root canal treated. Unfortunately for root canal treated tooth, fracture is very common after treatment. In root canal, the teeth is devascularized by removing the blood vessels/nerve bundle supplying it. This also reduces the nutrient supply and moisture conte
