Proposed shade guide for human facial skin and lip: a pilot study.

J Prosthet Dent

Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, Department of Prosthodontics, Creighton University School of Dentistry, Omaha, NE 68178, USA.

Published: August 2013

Statement Of Problem: Currently, no commercially available facial shade guide exists in the United States for the fabrication of facial prostheses.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to measure facial skin and lip color in a human population sample stratified by age, gender, and race. Clustering analysis was used to determine optimal color coordinates for a proposed facial shade guide.

Material And Methods: Participants (n=119) were recruited from 4 racial/ethnic groups, 5 age groups, and both genders. Reflectance measurements of participants' noses and lower lips were made by using a spectroradiometer and xenon arc lamp with a 45/0 optical configuration. Repeated measures ANOVA (α=.05), to identify skin and lip color differences, resulting from race, age, gender, and location, and a hierarchical clustering analysis, to identify clusters of skin colors) were used.

Results: Significant contributors to L*a*b* facial color were race and facial location (P<.01). b* affected all factors (P<.05). Age affected only b* (P<.001), while gender affected only L* (P<.05) and b* (P<.05). Analyses identified 5 clusters of skin color.

Conclusions: The study showed that skin color caused by age and gender primarily occurred within the yellow-blue axis. A significant lightness difference between gender groups was also found. Clustering analysis identified 5 distinct skin shade tabs.

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