Bleaching efficiency and side effects of three home bleaching systems

الملخص EN

To compare the bleaching efficiency, side effects and patients acceptance of two professional bleaching products and one over-the-counter home bleaching systems.

Thirty females were randomly allocated to three equal home bleaching groups.

Group I : Opalescence Très white, Group II : WHIT Esmile®, and Group III: Clever White one over-the-counter.

Teeth shade and gingival index were recorded at base line and after one week of product use.

Teeth hypersensitivity, gingival irritation and patient acceptance were recorded by the participants in questionnaires during and after one week of products use.

Shade improvement was significantly higher in Group I and II compared to Group III (p < 0.05).

There was no statistically significant difference between the three groups during and after the bleaching application regarding teeth hypersensitivity (p > 0.05).

During products application, group I had the highest gingival irritation (p < 0.05) The mean gingival index was not statistically different between groups before and after bleaching.

Patients, acceptance in Groups I, II and III represented as 100 %, 60 % and 33 %, respectively with a statistically significant difference (p < 0.05).

The two professional home bleaching products were significantly more efficient in bleaching the teeth than one over-the-counter product.