Color compatibility between dental structures and three different types of ceramic systems

BMC Oral Health

Table 1 Shades and opacities of all ceramic materials tested

Material	Manufacturer	Classification	Shade	Batch #	Thickness mm	Number of samples
Vita Suprinity	Vita Zahnfabrik, Bad Säckingen, Germany	Machinable ZrO₂ lithium silicate	HT-A1	50740	1 (± 0.2) mm/2 (± 0.2) mm	42 n* = 3
			HT-A2	40331
			HT-A3	50741
			HT-A3,5	40180
			HT-B2	51360
			HT-C2	50840
			HT-D2	41130
			T-A1	51361	1 (± 0.2) mm/2 (± 0.2) mm	42 n* = 3
			T-A2	49141
			T-A3	47558
			T-A3.5	50920
			T-B2	49341
			T-C2	51361
			T-D2	51650
Vita Enamic	Vita Zahnfabrik, Bad Säckingen, Germany	Machinable ceramic reinforced by a polymer network	HT-1M1	47960	1 (± 0.2) mm/2 (± 0.2) mm	24 n* = 3
			HT-1M2	53720
			HT-2M2	45810
			HT-3M2	43180
			T-1M1	44680	1 (± 0.2) mm/2 (± 0.2) mm	24 n* = 3
			T-1M2	34720
			T-2M2	40501
			T-3M2	48001
Noritake Super Porcelain EX-3	Kuraray Noritake Dental, Tokyo, Japan	Conventional feldspathic	A1		1 (± 0.2) mm/2 (± 0.2) mm	42 n* = 3
			A2
			A3
			A3,5
			B2
			C2
			D2

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