A tele dentistry-based technique to remotely analyze maxillofacial prostheses colors using virtual color calibration

Authors

  • Nafij Bin Jamayet Division of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, IMU University, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia.
  • Farah Rashid Adelaide Dental School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
  • Taseef Hasan Farook Adelaide Dental School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
  • Pravin kumar G Patil Division of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, IMU University, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia
  • Sumaiya Zabin Eusuf Zai School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kota Bharu 16150, Malaysia
  • James Dudley Adelaide Dental School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
  • Mohammad Khursheed Alam Preventive Dentistry Department, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Sakaka 72345, Saudi Arabia

Keywords:

Tele dentistry; color; Maxillofacial Prosthesis.

Abstract

The presented technique highlights the remote color evaluation of skin and an auricular maxillofacial prosthesis using color-corrected images facilitated by a custom 18% middle-grey virtual background in a teleconferencing software application. The International Commission on Illumination (CIE) introduced L, a* and b* color values were extracted from images using a photo editing software and plotted within an equation to evaluate the Euclidean color differences (ΔE) at different times of the day where the L, a* and b* values from the healthy ear images were considered as standard. Consistent ΔE color differences were produced and there were no significant differences in L, a* and b* color coordinates when compared statistically to professional color calibration tools. The presented technique is a viable, cost-effective alternative for evaluating color changes of auricular prostheses that can be used to guide the need for replacement utilizing a teledentistry platform.

Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol. 24 No. 02 April’25 Page : 406-412       

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2025-05-17

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A tele dentistry-based technique to remotely analyze maxillofacial prostheses colors using virtual color calibration. (2025). Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 24(2), 406-412 . https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v24i2.81551

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Vol. 24 No. 2 (2025)

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Copyright (c) 2025 Nafij Bin Jamayet , Farah Rashid, Taseef Hasan Farook, Pravin kumar G. Patil , Sumaiya Zabin Eusuf Zai , James Dudley , Mohammad Khursheed Alam

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A tele dentistry-based technique to remotely analyze maxillofacial prostheses colors using virtual color calibration. (2025). Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 24(2), 406-412 . https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v24i2.81551