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Dr Hang Wang
Prosthodontic Unit, State Key Laboratory of
Oral Diseases
West China Stomatological Hospital
Sichuan University, 14 RenMinNanLu Block 3
Chengdu
Sichuan 610041
CHINA
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Acknowledgments
The authors thank the research enhancement
program (Alex Rep) of Alexandria University,
Alexandria, Egypt, and the Scientific Research
Foundation for Returned Overseas Chinese
Scholars, State Education Ministry (SRF for
ROCS, SEM), for supporting this study.

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Noteworthy Abstracts of the Current Literature

Interfacial corrections of maxillofacial elastomers for Kubelka-Munk theory using
non-contact measurements

Hu X, Gilbert AB, Johnston WM.

Dent Mater 2009;25:1163-8. Epub 2009 May 21.

Objective. Reflectance measurements using a 45°/0° non-contact measuring system provide accurate data for trans-
lucent materials, yet the interfacial reflection corrections (IRCs) for Kubelka-Munk theory have not been evaluated us-
ing this system. The objective is to determine which IRC method for Kubelka-Munk theory (K-MT) models the spectral
reflectance of pigmented maxillofacial elastomer (MFE) with least error.

Method. Samples at varying thicknesses of each of 19 shades of skin-colored maxillofacial elastomer were measured
using this system on each of three backings. Reflectance values within the visible wavelength range for each shade were
fit by non-linear regression to K-MT using different IRC methods: no IRC correction (No), IRC for opaque materials
(Op) and IRC for translucent materials (Tr). Errors associated with each method were analyzed using repeated-mea-
sures ANOVA and a Bonferroni-corrected t-test.

Results. Average error mean square values over all wavelengths were 0.00038 for K-MT with no IRC, 0.00023 with
Op IRC, and 0.00015 with Tr IRC. The No method gave a statistically higher error than either the Op or Tr method at
all analyzed wavelengths, and the Tr gave a lower error than the OP at all analyzed wavelengths between 450 and 600
nm. The predicted CIELAB values of all the shades tested fell into the range of human skin color space.

Significance. Corrected Kubelka–Munk theory with the IRC for translucent materials proposed by Richmond provides
higher accuracy on maxillofacial elastomer over the more important visible wavelengths. Color and translucency of
maxillofacial elastomer can be predicted using corrected K-M theory.

Reprinted with permission of the Academy of Dental Materials.

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