Comparative clinical and psychosocial benefits of tooth bleaching: different light activation of a 38% peroxide gel in a preliminary case–control study

Calderini, A.; Sciara, Simona; Semeria, Chiara; Pantaleo, Giuseppe; Polizzi, Elisabetta

doi:10.1002/ccr3.605

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“…17,18 Having an absorption coefficient of ~ 10 0 cm -1 , near infrared region of electromagnetic spectrum is expected to have direct transmission of part of laser energy to depth of ~1 cm through hydroxyapatite. Tooth sensitivity results of the current study come into agreement to Gurgan et al 12 and Calderini et al 19 who recorded low scores using 810 nm and 980 nm diode lasers. In this study, 3 out of 14 patients had sensitivity during the bleaching procedure, 2 of them the sensitivity was due to direct heat elevation as a result of the laser energy itself and not from the bleaching gel.…”

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Clinical Investigation of 940 nm Diode Laser Power Bleaching: An In Vivo Study

Al‐Maliky

2018

J Lasers Med Sci

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Introduction: The increased demand by patient to whiten their teeth in short time had made in-office bleaching procedure the common one. The accompanying tooth sensitivity remains an important factor affecting patients physically and psychologically. The aim of this in vivo study was to observe the effectiveness of 940 nm diode laser in combination with bleaching gel by analyzing tooth sensitivity and colour change. Methods: Fourteen patients treated by laser-assisted bleaching using diode laser at 940 nm and bleaching gel containing 38% hydrogen peroxide. Tooth sensitivity recorded during and after treatment at 6 hours and 1 day using visual analogue scale (VAS). Tooth shade had recorded before and after bleaching using Vita classical brightness scale. Results: Patients whom did not experienced pain during and after the treatment were 78.60% and 92.90%, respectively. Tooth brightness change after treatment was statistically different (P = 0.001). Conclusion: Diode laser of 940 nm is an effective adjunctive tool for reducing tooth sensitivity originated from high concentration H2 O2 bleaching gel.

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Clinical Investigation of 940 nm Diode Laser Power Bleaching: An In Vivo Study

Al‐Maliky

2018

J Lasers Med Sci

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“…Whereas at the clinical level, careful consideration of oral health status may seem fairly obvious to clinicians, background psychological aspects and behavioural indexes of patients' attitude-related poor oral hygiene are often neglected, even when they actually may play a crucial role in determining desirable clinical outcomes. [5][6][7] Good oral health and quality-of-life bolstering psychological conditions, by contrast, have been demonstrated to be systematically linked-among others-to successful crown therapy, 3 reduced dentine hypersensitivity, 8,9 and, more generally, proper orthodontic treatments and interventions. 2,3 Insufficient oral hygiene may in turn result into severe conditions of poor oral health, as part of a process leading from periodontal inflammation to irreversible implant failure.…”

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The association between three attitude‐related indexes of oral hygiene and secondary implant failures: A retrospective longitudinal study

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Int J Dental Hygiene

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“…The importance of scrutinizing the joint influence—and relative outcomes—of both clinical and psychosocial factors in health-related interventions has been recently documented both by research conducted in the area of dentistry and dental hygiene [ 12 , 13 ] as well as by research run in other apparently more distant, yet crucial clinical and psychosocial research areas. [ 14 ].…”

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The association between minor recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), children’s poor oral condition, and underlying negative psychosocial habits and attitudes towards oral hygiene

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BackgroundMinor Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis (RAS) represents a disease which is very difficult to prevent. This case-control study focused on possible associations between minor Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis in children, their oral health, and underlying behavioral indexes of children’s attitudes and habits pertaining to (home) oral hygiene, with the further goal of enabling the dentist to prevent these specific kind of lesions, both from a clinical and a broader psychosocial perspective.MethodsFour hundred one school-children (5–10 years old) in Milan (Italy) were submitted to an intra-oral examination, and interviewed with the aid of a brief psychosocial questionnaire.ResultsAt the clinical level, statistically significant associations were observed between the presence of decayed teeth and minor Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis (Odds Ratio: 3.15; 95% CI: lower limit 1.06; upper limit: 9.36; Z-test: 2.07, p = 0.039; Chi-square = 4.71, p = 0.030), and between the Decayed Missing or Filled Teeth (DMFT) index and minor aphthous stomatitis (Odds Ratio: 3.30; 95% CI: lower limit 1.13; upper limit: 9.67; Z-test = 2.18, p = 0.029; Chi-square = 5.27; p = 0.022), both results pointing to a significant increase—by circa 3 times—in the risk of developing minor Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis in children exposed to the two above-identified factors (i.e., the presence of decayed teeth and a clearly compromised oral condition, as signaled by the DMFT index), if compared with the risk run by their non-exposed counterparts. At the psychosocial level of analysis, statistically significant associations were observed (1) between children’s practice of spontaneously brushing teeth when not at home and a comparatively lower (i.e. better) Decayed Missing or Filled Teeth index (Chi-square: 8.95; p = 0.011), and (2) between receiving parental aid (e.g., proper brushing instructions) while practicing home oral hygiene and a significantly reduced presence of decayed teeth (Chi-square = 5.40; p = .067; Spearman’s Rho, p = .038). Further, significant associations were also observed between children’s reported severity of dental pain and both (a) the presence of decayed teeth (Chi-square = 10.80; p = 0.011), and (b) children’s (poor) oral health condition as expressed by the Decayed Missing or Filled Teeth index (Chi-square = 6.29; p = 0.043). Interestingly, specific lifestyles and social status, showed no systematic association to other clinical or psychological/psychosocial indices.ConclusionsThese systematic relations suggest that, in the presence of Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis in pediatric patients, the dentist should carefully monitor children for potential carious lesions, implement protocols of prevention to control Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis disease in children affected by caries, and also be particularly aware of the right or wrong habits children may acquire in the course of continued social exchange with their caregivers and peers.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12887-018-1094-y) c...

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Comparative clinical and psychosocial benefits of tooth bleaching: different light activation of a 38% peroxide gel in a preliminary case–control study

Cited by 24 publications

References 46 publications

Clinical Investigation of 940 nm Diode Laser Power Bleaching: An In Vivo Study

Clinical Investigation of 940 nm Diode Laser Power Bleaching: An In Vivo Study

The association between three attitude‐related indexes of oral hygiene and secondary implant failures: A retrospective longitudinal study

The association between minor recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), children’s poor oral condition, and underlying negative psychosocial habits and attitudes towards oral hygiene

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