ABSTRACT
Hydrochloric acid, hydrogen peroxide, and carbamide peroxide are chemical agents currently used to remove a variety of intrinsic stains from vital teeth. Because none of these agents is effective in treating all tooth discolorations, approaches that use combinations of the agents can be helpful in extending the range of their effectiveness. Selection of the appropriate chemical stain removing agent is discussed and situations in which a combination of agents and techniques have proved to be more successful than a single agent approach are described.
Subject(s)
Tooth Bleaching/methods , Tooth Discoloration/therapy , Humans , Hydrochloric Acid/therapeutic use , Patient Care Planning , Peroxides/therapeutic useSubject(s)
Dental Enamel/drug effects , Tooth Bleaching/methods , Tooth Discoloration/therapy , Adolescent , Carbamide Peroxide , Dental Devices, Home Care , Drug Combinations , Female , Humans , Hydrochloric Acid/pharmacology , Hydrochloric Acid/therapeutic use , Hydrogen Peroxide/therapeutic use , Male , Middle Aged , Peroxides/therapeutic use , Urea/analogs & derivatives , Urea/therapeutic useSubject(s)
Composite Resins , Dental Cavity Preparation/methods , Dental Restoration, Permanent/methods , Incisor , Tooth, Deciduous , Acid Etching, Dental , Chemical Phenomena , Chemistry, Physical , Child , Dental Caries/pathology , Dental Caries/therapy , Dental Pulp Capping , Humans , Incisor/anatomy & histology , Tooth, Deciduous/anatomy & histologyABSTRACT
We have found that this procedure, using acid etching, can be very successful for providing an intermediate restoration of teeth disfigured by enamel hypoplasia. The technique is easy, relatively inexpensive for the patient, and quite effective for improving the appearance of the tooth.
