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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Sep 21.
Published in final edited form as: J Prosthet Dent. 2007 Aug;98(2):101–109. doi: 10.1016/S0022-3913(07)60043-2

Table I.

Concentrations (weight %) of porcelain powder ingredients for base shade porcelain and shades which varied from base shade by approximately +4.5 CIELAB units in each of L*, a* and b* directions

Porcelain Powder Ingredients

Shade Pink White 3R1.5 3L2.5 3L1.5 5M1 1M2 3M3 3M1 Mauve
Base 0.0 0.0 45.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.6 0.0 20.8 5.9
+4.5L* 9.1 18.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 52.9 0.0 19.4 0.0
+4.5a* 44.6 0.0 23.4 0.0 18.9 0.0 0.0 13.1 0.0 0.0
+4.5b* 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.5 0.0 39.8 19.9 34.8 0.0 0.0