Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.15644/asc55/3/5
Patients’ Assessments of Tooth Sensitivity Increase One Day Following Different Whitening Treatments
Amar Piknjač
orcid.org/0000-0001-8794-6066
; Private dental office Floss Gloss, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mirko Soldo
; Dental practice, Community Health Center Osječko-baranjska County, Osijek, Croat
Davor Illeš
; Department of Removable Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Dubravka Knezović Zlatarić
; Department of Removable Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Objectives: The aim of this clinical study was to compare tooth sensitivity scores and color change values before and 1 day following whitening treatments using different concentrations of whitening agents for in-office and at-home procedures. Materials and methods: A total of 60 participants divided into 3 groups were included in this study. A whitening procedure was carried out in groups using 40% hydrogen peroxide (HP) in in-office treatment, 16% and 10% carbamide peroxide (CP), respectively. Participants rated their tooth sensitivity at the baseline and 1 day following the treatment. The CIElab values were recorded and color differences were calculated. Results: Within each of the whitening treatments, the tooth sensitivity scores significantly increased following the procedure (p<0.05). The largest significant increase in scores was noted in 40% HP in-office whitening treatment, while the lowest increase was noted in 10% CP at-home whitening treatments (p<0.05). The highest color change 1 day following the procedure was found in the 40% HP in-office whitening treatment group (3.3) and it significantly differed from both 16% CP and 10% CP at-home whitening treatments whose color difference was both 2.0, respectively (p<0.05). Conclusion: 1 day following the procedure, a low concentrate CP agent for at-home whitening causes the least tooth sensitivity compared to higher concentrate CP for at-home and HP for in-office agents, with the same color change efficacy as higher concentrate CP agent. In case with slight tooth sensitivity reported at the baseline, a 10% CP whitening treatment should be recommended.
Keywords
MeSH terms: Tooth Bleaching; Dentin Sensitivity; Tooth Bleaching Agents: Author keywords: In-office Whitening; At-home Whitening
Hrčak ID:
262388
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Publication date:
22.9.2021.
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