Relationship of value of teeth color with skin color in Makassar tribe

Eri H. Jubhari (Departement of Prostodontic, Faculty of Dentistry, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia)
Wahipa Wiro (Departement of Prostodontic, Faculty of Dentistry, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia)
Sinaryanti Sinaryanti (Departement of Prostodontic, Faculty of Dentistry, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia)

Journal of Dentomaxillofacial Science
Vol. 3 No. 1 (2018): (Available online: 1 April 2018)

Objective: This study aim to determine the relationship between teeth color value and skin color value of the Makassar tribe.Material and Methods: This observational analytic research employs cross-sectional study and purposive sampling methods, with 73 samples; held in May 2012 in Bontoramba, Jeneponto district, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It uses the Vita-Lumina shade guide for teeth color tests and Garnier FD344110.122.007 for skin color tests.Results: The results show that the distribution of teeth colour value in respondents is mostly in the highest values (A1, B1, A2, B2 color) which were 71.2%, while the skin value is mostly in a dark skin color (78.1%). Data was analyzed by the chi-square test. It was found that teeth color value was not related to skin color value in the Makassar tribe (p>0.05).Conclusion: Skin color value was not an indicator in determining the teeth color in the Makassar tribe.