Vita Classical as the Industry Standard
Posted on 08/13/2012
With its early introduction in 1983 coinciding with the rise in demand for porcelain based restorations, the Vita Classical system became the most commonly used system for porcelain and composite based shade matching in the industry. As a result, most porcelain systems - even competitor's products - adopted the Vita shades. The fact, then, that the Vita Classical shades became the industry standard for fixed restorations, has led to its continued wide ranging use.
However, Vita realized that there were some flaws in the design of the classical shade guide. Specifically, because the shade tabs were organized by Hue rather than Value, dental professionals often chose the wrong shade simply because they were looking within the wrong color group.
As a result, in 1998 Vita introduced the 3D Master Shade guide offering a more extensive range of shade tabs and reorganizing the tabs to incorporate all three dimensions of color as outlined by Prof. Munsell: Hue, Value and Chroma.
We will further discuss this system in our upcoming posts.
However, Vita realized that there were some flaws in the design of the classical shade guide. Specifically, because the shade tabs were organized by Hue rather than Value, dental professionals often chose the wrong shade simply because they were looking within the wrong color group.
As a result, in 1998 Vita introduced the 3D Master Shade guide offering a more extensive range of shade tabs and reorganizing the tabs to incorporate all three dimensions of color as outlined by Prof. Munsell: Hue, Value and Chroma.
We will further discuss this system in our upcoming posts.
