Knowledge, Attitude And Practices (KAP) Survey Of Shade Selection For Indirect Veneers

The success of any tooth colored restoration is directly related to the accuracy of chair side shade selection. Patients are currently demanding esthetic replacement that must match their existing dentition, and are more concerned about the shade match of their restorations rather than quality of restoration. Consequently chair side shade selection has become a very important step even for experienced dental practitioners, in the overall treatment of the patient. Both the methods carry merits and demerits one from each other. However, due to relative simplicity and low cost, the visual method is still the most commonly used method. The aim of this KAP survey was to study the level of awareness among the students, general dentists and specialists toward shade selection for indirect veneers. A total of 23 questions containing questionnaires was made and distributed by google forms. A snowball sampling was followed for this study. In this survey, a total of 250 responses have been collected, among the questions that were asked, majority of them told age, gender and appointment timing play a very important role in shade selection. Shade determination is more rapidly evolving toward a more objective standard. The clinical importance of a proper shade selection in esthetic dentistry cannot be overlooked.