White Diet: Is It Necessary During Tooth Whitening?

Abstract

Patients are sometimes blamed for a reduced effect of bleaching when they do not adhere to a dentist's prescribed white diet. This study aimed to determine whether a white diet is necessary by evaluating the effects of coffee, tea, wine, and dark fruits on the potential tooth whitening during the bleaching process. Each of the effects of discoloration was categorized as "yes" or "no" based on a patient questionnaire. Data from five published studies were included in the analyses. Outcomes were based on the color change between baseline and the end of bleaching. The relationships between color changes were measured subjectively and objectively. A nonwhite diet was not significantly associated with less tooth whitening, and there was only a weak positive association between tooth whitening and diet for subjects who drank large amounts of coffee/tea.

Influence of solutions with pigmentation potential on tooth color after bleaching using 22% carbamide peroxide

“…These results are consistent with other studies (BRISO et al, 2016. MATIS et al 2015 which reported that dark beverages do not negatively influence the overall tooth color change final values.…”

“…Similar results were not found in the literature, since the studies have limited most of these investigations to a few staining agents (BRISO et al, 2016. MATIS et al 2015SEVEN, 2014.…”

Clareamento Dental, Protocolo de aplicação em dentes vitais: Uma Revisão da Literatura / Tooth Whitening, Vital Teeth Application Protocol: A Literature Review

“…O clareamento caseiro consiste em uma técnica de baixo custo e pouco tempo de consultório, sendo indicada para dentes com manchamentos médios. São realizadas uma consulta para confecção das moldeiras individuais, orientações sobre como manipular o gel clareador e informações sobre a utilização do produto clareador (MATIS et al, 2015).…”

Efecto del Extracto de Maíz Morado “Chicha Morada” durante el blanqueamiento Dental. In vitro

“…Se ha reportado que ciertas sustancias, principalmente alimentos y bebidas oscuras como el café, vino tinto, té, gaseosa y bebidas energizantes pigmentan los dientes (Pirolo et al;Matis et al, 2015;Briso et al, 2016). Estos cambios pueden estar asociados a pigmentos que se adhieren en la superficie dental (Azer et al, 2011) pero diversos autores refieren que el cambio de color de los dientes va a depender de diferentes factores, unos propios de la solución pigmentante (Berger et al, 2008;Attia et al, 2009;Azer et al;Erdemir et al, 2012;Côrtes et al, 2013;Karadas & Seven, 2014) y otros dependiendo de la propia estructura dental.…”