Evaluating the influence of ocular dominance and its effect on shade matching and perceiving colour with in dentist population- A cross sectional study

Aim:The aim of the study was to assess dominant eye's impact and efficacy in shade matching.Introduction: Successful esthetic dentistry, essential for patient satisfaction and a positive impact on one's personality, depends on proper shade selection for both direct and indirect dental restorations.Materials and Methods: The Ishihara test was used to evaluate 120 people for color blindness before they were enrolled.The Dolman's test was then used to determine ocular dominance and determine which eye was dominant.After taking the Farnsworth-Munsell Hue (FM Hue) test to assess color perception, participants were given a shade matching exercise using five distinct shades from the Vitapan shade guide.In order to gain insight into potential factors impacting clinical decision-making in restorative dentistry, the study aimed to determine whether ocular dominance influences the capacity to appropriately perceive and match dental shades.Result: Dolman's test results showed that 31.6% were left-eye dominant and 68.4% were right-eye dominant.In shade matching, there was a statistically significant difference between the dominant and non-dominant eyes for every individual.Conclusion: Shade matching is positively impacted by the dominant eye, and the more clinical experience one has the better one grows at matching shades.