The demand for conservative esthetic dentistry has dramatically grown and so has the rapid development of new non-restorative treatments for discolored teeth. Nightguard vital bleaching has become one of the most frequently used treatment modality for improving the esthetic appearance of teeth, primarily because of its relative ease of application, the safety of 10% carbamide peroxide bleaching...

Dental materials in general are tested in different animal models prior to the clinical use in humans, except for bleaching agents. Objectives To evaluate an experimental rat model for comparative studies of bleaching agents, by investigating the influence of different concentrations and application times of H2O2 gel in the pulp tissue during in-office bleaching of rats' vital teeth. Material a...

The objective of this review article is to abridge all the available information regarding the Mechanism of tooth bleaching and their consequences on dental soft and hard tissues structures ,physical properties morphology and color of composite restorations. The controversial reviews regarding the effects of dental bleaching agents were reviewed. Information from the original scientific full pa...

There has been recent concern about the inadvertent exposure of dentin with patent tubules as well as gingiva to bleaching systems containing 10-15% carbamide peroxide or 2-10% hydrogen peroxide for more than a few minutes. The aims of the present study were: (1) to determine the cytotoxicity of dilutions of hydrogen peroxide in cell culture; (2) to measure hydrogen peroxide diffusion from blea...

BACKGROUND There are not many studies evaluating the effects of surface treatments at the molecular level. The aim of this in vitro study was to analyze the concentration of carbonate molecules in dental enamel by Raman spectroscopy after the application of in-office and home whitening agents. MATERIAL AND METHODS Sixty human teeth were randomly divided into six groups and exposed to three di...

Annatto is a yellow/orange colorant that is widely used in the food industry, particularly in the dairy industry. Annatto, consisting of the carotenoids bixin and norbixin, is most commonly added to produce orange cheese, such as Cheddar, to achieve a consistent color over seasonal changes. This colorant is not all retained in the cheese, and thus a percentage remains in the whey, which is high...

The aim of this study was to evaluate effect of bleaching agents on sound enamel (SE) and enamel with early artificial caries lesions (CL) using confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). Eighty blocks (4 x 5 x 5 mm) of bovine enamel were used and half of them were submitted to a pH cycling model to induce CL. Eight experimental groups were obtained from the treatments and mineralization level ...

OBJECTIVE This study was designed to evaluate the effect of two bleaching agents on the fluoride release of three types of glass ionomer materials. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 90 specimens of the tested materials (Ketac Fil, Photac Fil and F2000) were prepared by a split Teflon ring with an internal diameter of 5 mm and thickness of 2 mm. The tested materials were applied and bleached ac...

Methods: Twenty-four bovine teeth surfaces were submitted to three bleaching techniques with two commercially available 35% hydrogen peroxide bleaching agents (n=8). The specimens were immersed in red wine for 48 h at 37°C and submitted to the bleaching techniques. Color changes were measured before and after staining as well as immediately after and 24 h after the bleaching treatments, with tw...

background: in order to compensate the adverse consequences of bleaching agents, the use of fl uoride-containing remineralizing agents has been suggested by many researchers. the aim of this study was to compare the effect of applying two remineralizing materials on bleached enamel hardness and in comparison to natural saliva. materials and methods: in this experimental study, 30 enamel samples...