色彩弁別能力に関する研究

Abstract

With the aim of evaluating training and improving the ability to distinguish colors necessary for developing an esthetical prosthetic appliance, 20 dental students of our university were subjected to color discrimination tests to evaluate their ability, and the following results were obtained.1. The ability to distinguish red, yellow, green and purple colors was judged to be fair in 19 (95%) students and excellent in one (5%) student.2. When the results were analyzed by sex, males showed the highest ability for distinguishing red colors, followed by green, yellow and purple colors; the ability to distinguish purple colors was particularly low. In females, the corresponding order was red, green, purple and yellow, and their ability to distinguish red colors was at the same level as that for green colors, and their ability to distinguish purple colors was at the same level as that for yellow colors.3. In all subjects, the ability to distinguish red and green colors was relatively high, while that for yellow and purple colors was relatively low.