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Volume 2 Issue 4 (October- December, 2014)

Review Articles

TOOTH BLEACHING- AN AESTHETIC CONSIDERATION AND SAFETY CONTROVERSIES
Poonam Gupta, Kapil Gupta

Reader, Department of Conservative and Endodontics, Institute of Dental Education and Advance Studies, Gwaliar, M.P.

Aesthetics are of utmost importance including tooth colour to the people these days. Dentists are called upon to respond to requests from patients who wish to enhance their smiles. In this review of the literature, various causes of tooth discoloration, bleaching of vital and non vital teeth and biological hazards are discussed.

Keywords: Tooth whitening, Esthetics, Hydrogen peroxide, Peroxide toxicity

Corresponding author:  Dr. Poonam Gupta, Reader, Department of Conservative and Endodontics, Institute of Dental Education and Advance Studies, Gwaliar, M.P.
This article may be cited as: Gupta P, Gupta K.  Tooth Bleaching: An Aesthetic Consideration and Safety Controversies. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2014;2(4):28-33.

 
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