Caracterização e avaliação da principal metodologia para seleção de cor em resinas compostas utilizadas pelos estudantes de Odontologia da UFCG.

Abstract

With the advancement and improvement of dental aesthetics, dental materials have become more sophisticated, in the case of composite resins, they have a wide variety of colors, opacities and translucency. Color is a determining factor for satisfactory results in restorative treatments, and for that it is necessary to know its principles and the techniques used to select it. The present study aimed to characterize and evaluate the methodology used in the color selection process by students of dentistry at the Federal University of Campina Grande, Patos’s campus. This study was cross-sectional, observational and descriptive, and quantitative analysis, with a sample of 102 students. To collect the data, a questionnaire related to color selection was applied to students from the seventh to the tenth period. The most used method for color selection is the visual method with the aid of the VITA Classic scale (73.7%). It was also found that 86% of students say they have some difficulty in making the color selection, and 66% say they are not sure about the knowledge of the basic principles of color. Thus, it was possible to realize that there is no standardized method, and that there is a certain disagreement in relation to the perception of color among students, so it is relevant to analyze the main difficulties reported and seek updates and detailed training on the area in question.