Precision shade technology: contemporary strategies in shade selection.

Precise color communication is integral to the development of aesthetic harmony and overall restorative success. While traditional shade-taking procedures have enabled a degree of shade transfer, contemporary digital shade analysis devices allow standardized, repeatable shade determinations for increased accuracy. This article presents a clinical case report and contrasts two technology-based shade selection systems (SpectroShade, MHT International, Newtown, PA; ShadeScan, Cynovad, Montreal, Canada) in the retrospective verification of shade during the restoration of a maxillary right central incisor compared to conventional methods.