Aim: The present study aimed to investigate if the Guatemalan dentist’s options on tooth bleaching could be influenced by their time in clinical practice, level of specialization or working place. Methods: A representative sample dentists practice Guatemala was selected. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire with information related gender, professional characteristics (ti...

INTRODUCTION Tooth bleaching is based on hydrogen peroxide application. The Objective of this study was to determine whether dental bleaching agents affect metalloproteinases-mediated dentin collagen degradation. METHODS Human dentin specimens were subjected to different treatments: (1) untreated dentin; (2) demineralization by 37% phosphoric acid (PA); (3) demineralization by 37% PA, followe...

Background: Bleaching is a conservative approach to improve tooth colour. Laser irradiation accelerates the process by activating the hydrogen peroxide (HP) bleaching agent. However, there is little data examining whether this might result in pulp injury by enhancing HP penetration and diffusion. This study measured HP penetration into the pulp chamber with different bleaching techniques. Metho...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to determine color changes and surface roughness of composites when they were subjected to in-office bleaching. METHODS 12 discs 15 mm in diameter and 2 mm thick were prepared from two shades (A2 & A4) of two composites, Durafil VS (DF) and TPH3 (TPH). Specimens were polished and stored in distilled water for 24 hours at 37 degrees C before being subje...

AIM To analyze the genotoxic effect of two hydrogen peroxide-containing bleaching products on oral mucosal cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS The research was conducted on 22 individuals divided into two groups. Group 1 used ZOOM2 and group 2 the Opalescence BOOST bleaching agent. Specimens of the gingival and the upper lip mucosa were obtained before, immediately after, and 72 h after the bleachin...

We studied the phenomenon of photothermal bleaching - a gradual reduction of contrast agent particles during repeated scans in photoacoustic microscopy. The dependence of the photothermal bleaching rate on the excitation pulse energy, pulse duration, and the absorber's size was determined while the laser focal diameter was held constant. Our results showed that, the dependence of the phototherm...

Present tooth-bleaching techniques are based upon hydrogen peroxide as the active agent. It is applied directly, or produced in a chemical reaction from sodium perborate or carbamide peroxide. More than 90% immediate success has been reported for intracoronal bleaching of non-vital teeth, and in the period of 1-8 years' observation time, from 10 to 40% of the initially successfully treated teet...

background: antioxidizing agents have recently been suggested to compensate decreased bond strength of resin materials to bleached tooth tissues. this study compared the shear bond strength (sbs) of three different adhesives on bleached dentin immediately after bleaching, bleached/delayed for 1 week, and bleached/applied antioxidizing agent. materials and methods: the dentinal surfaces of 132 i...