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CASE — Crown problem. The crown looks 'too white/bright' compared with the patient's yellow natural teeth. This mismatch is primarily a problem of:
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Correct answer: C. Value
- A. Hue is the basic color family (e.g., yellow vs. red); the problem here is brightness, not family.
- B. Chroma is color saturation/intensity, not lightness.
- C. Correct. A crown that is 'too white/bright' has excessive VALUE (lightness). Value is the dimension most easily perceived as a mismatch.
- D. Translucency affects depth/lifelikeness but the described problem is brightness (value).
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