Home-use tooth bleaching agents: an in vitro study on quantitative effects on enamel, dentin, and cementum.

Authors :: Wandera A
Feigal RJ
Douglas WH
Pintado MR
Source :: Quintessence international (Berlin, Germany : 1985) [Quintessence Int] 1994 Aug; Vol. 25 (8), pp. 541-6.
Publication Year :: 1994
Abstract: Studies on home-use bleaching agents containing carbamide or hydrogen peroxide demonstrate minimal topographic alteration and insignificant organic change to tooth material. This in vitro study evaluated the effects of a three-step commercial home-use bleaching agent on extracted human incisors over time. Each tooth was digitized by baseline and sequential profilometry and analyzed using computer software. Statistically significant volume loss was evident in cementum and dentin after simulations of 4 and 8 weeks of use.

Subjects :: Citrates adverse effects
Citric Acid
Dental Devices, Home Care adverse effects
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Statistics, Nonparametric
Time Factors
Titanium adverse effects
Tooth Bleaching methods
Dental Cementum drug effects
Dental Enamel drug effects
Dentin drug effects
Hydrogen Peroxide adverse effects
Tooth Bleaching adverse effects

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