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Comparison Of Two At Home-Whitening Products With Different Delivery Methods

Objective:

The aim of this study was to compare the whitening efficacy, side effects and patients’ perceptions of two whitening systems of similar peroxide concentrations but different delivery methods.

Method:

Twenty voluntary patients (7 male, 13 female and aged 23±3.7) in good oral and general health, having a desire to lighten their teeth and in shade A2 or darker (VITAPAN Classical) participated to this study. Subjects were randomly assigned to two groups. G1: home bleaching with pre-filled tray, 6% hydrogen peroxide (Bite&White Ready 2 Use, Cavex), 1h/day for 21 days and G2: home bleaching with custom tray, 16% carbamide peroxide (Bite&White, Cavex). Tooth color determinations were made at baseline, 7, 14, 21 and 7 days after bleaching using a Vitapan Classical Shade Guide. Any side effects on teeth and gingiva during the bleaching treatments were recorded by Visual Analog Scale. At the end of the study, the volunteers filled out a questionnaire aimed to give their opinion about the adopted treatment regimens. Results were analyzed   using Mann-Whitney-U, Wilcoxon Signed Rank, Friedman and Chi-Square tests (p<0,05).

Result:

Both systems exhibited differences between baseline and after bleaching (p<0.05) but there was no significant difference between the two systems (p>0.05). G2 experienced more tooth sensitivity compared to G1 (p<0.05).  Although a slight gingival sensitivity was reported in G1 during the treatment, there were no differences at any time point for any the groups (p<0.05). Both of the groups reported positive opinions about the treatment regimens; only G1 reported less interference with the tray when talking (p<0.001).

Conclusion:

Both bleaching systems were effective and safe for a three-week at home tooth-bleaching treatment, with few reported side effects such as transient tooth sensitivity.

Pan European Region Meeting
2014 Pan European Region Meeting (Dubrovnik, Croatia)
Dubrovnik, Croatia
2014
211
Scientific Groups
  • Gurgan, Sevil  ( Hacettepe University, ankara, , Turkey )
  • Kutuk, Zeynep  ( Hacettepe University, Ankara, , Turkey )
  • Yalcin Cakir, Filiz  ( Hacettepe University, Ankara, , Turkey )
  • Koc Vural, Uzay  ( Hacettepe University, Ankara, N/A, Turkey )
  • Poster Session
    Bleaching
    09/11/2014