ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of Colgate Platinum Professional Toothwhitening System on the microhardness of enamel, dentin, and two composite resins. This in vitro study replicated conditions in the oral cavity and followed the prescribed procedure for whitening teeth. The results of this study showed no significant differences in the microhardness of the control and treated teeth or the composite restorations tested. This indicates that the use of Colgate Platinum will not soften teeth or the composite restoratives studied.
Subject(s)
Composite Resins/chemistry , Dental Enamel/drug effects , Dentin/drug effects , Peroxides/toxicity , Tooth Bleaching/methods , Urea/analogs & derivatives , Carbamide Peroxide , Drug Combinations , Hardness/drug effects , Hardness Tests , Humans , Materials Testing , Urea/toxicityABSTRACT
A 2-week, three-cell study was conducted to evaluate the tooth-whitening efficacy of the Colgate Platinum Professional Toothwhitening System vs Rembrandt Gel Plus (a regimen of products consisting of a 10% carbamide peroxide gel, a whitening toothpaste, and a mouthrinse), and a placebo paste. Seventy subjects completed this parallel, single-blind, three-compartment, randomized clinical study. The subjects were balanced into two groups based on a minimal shade of A3 on the Vita shade guide and assigned a product. The duration of product usage was 1 hour twice daily for 2 weeks. Change in tooth color was measured by reflectance spectroscopy using a colorimeter. The readings were taken in the L*, a*, b* color space at the initiation, at 1 week, and at 2 weeks of the study. Calculation of color change (delta E) was performed using the color difference equation established by the Commission Internationale de L'Eclairage. Visual evaluation of shade changes was performed using the Vita shade guide. Results from this clinical study showed that Colgate Platinum was 77.7% more effective at tooth whitening after 1 week and 41.8% more effective after 2 weeks of treatment vs the Rembrandt regimen. Results showed that the Colgate product is significantly superior vs Rembrandt at increasing tooth whiteness (increase in delta E). Shade guide changes showed an overall improvement of 7.08 Vita tabs for the Colgate product and 5.12 Vita tabs for the Rembrandt regimen.
Subject(s)
Composite Resins/therapeutic use , Peroxides/therapeutic use , Resin Cements , Tooth Bleaching/methods , Tooth Discoloration/therapy , Urea/analogs & derivatives , Adult , Aged , Analysis of Variance , Carbamide Peroxide , Colorimetry/methods , Dental Devices, Home Care , Drug Combinations , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Single-Blind Method , Time Factors , Urea/therapeutic useABSTRACT
A 2-week study was conducted to evaluate the tooth-whitening efficacy of Colgate Platinum Professional Toothwhitening System vs Rembrandt Lighten Bleaching Gel. Thirty-eight subjects completed this single-blind, randomized, parallel clinical study. The subjects were balanced into two groups based on a minimal shade of A3 on the Vita shade guide. The duration of product use was 30 minutes, twice daily for 2 weeks. Change in toodth color was measured by reflectance spectroscopy using a colorimeter. The readings were taken in the L*, a*, and b* color space at the initiation of the study, at 1 week, and at 2 weeks. Calculation of color change (deltaE) was performed using the color difference equation established by the Commission International de L'Eclairage. Results demonstated that Colgate Platinum was 46% more effective at tooth whitening after 1 week, and 96% more effective after 2 weeks of treatment. The results demonstrated that the Colgate product was significantly superior vs Rembrandt at increasing tooth whiteness (increase in deltaE), and tooth lightness (increase in deltaL*). No adverse reations were noted on clinical examination.
