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Background. In the course of their training, students of dentistry and dental technology learn the structure of teeth and their shades. These are important parts of preclinical education. Objectives. The aim of this study was to evaluate if the ability to identify the shades of composite fillings depends on the field of study (dentistry and dental technology) or on the sex of participants, and indirectly assess whether dental students need support during this procedure. Material and Methods. The study involved a group of 74 students of the second year of dentistry (33 women and 19 men) and dental technology (20 women and 2 men). The students identified the shades of A1, A2, A3, C1 and C2 Herculite XRV® fillings in 5 extracted teeth. Results. There was no statistically significant difference in the ability to identify the filling shade between the students of dentistry and the students of dental technology (p = 0.303). A difference was found in the correct identification of filling shades between men and women (p = 0.04996). The ability to correctly determine shades changed depending on the filling shade in a tooth and ranged between 13% and 82%. Conclusions. The ability of dentistry and dental technology students to match a shade of a restoration to a shade of a tooth is affected by sex but not by the students’ field of study. (Dent. Med. Probl. 2016, 53, 3, 394–400).

Visual Assessment of Dental Filling Shades as Performed by Students of Dentistry and Dental Technology