Non-peroxide tooth whitening kits

Light augments tooth whitening with peroxide.

BACKGROUND The authors tested the adjunctive use of light with a 15 percent peroxide gel as a single-visit, in-office tooth whitening system. METHODS Subject (N = 87) with stained (> shade D4, Vita Zahnfabrik, Bad Säckingen, Germany) anterior teeth were randomly assigned to test (peroxide and light), peroxide control (peroxide gel) or light control (placebo gel and light) groups and were trea...

Efficacy of Mouthwashes Containing Hydrogen Peroxide on Tooth Whitening

The aim of this study was to analyze the efficacy of mouthwashes containing hydrogen peroxide compared with 10% carbamide peroxide (CP) gel. Fifty enamel-dentin samples were obtained from bovine incisors and then stained in a tea solution. The stained samples were randomly divided into five groups according to the whitening product applied (n = 10): AS: no whitening (negative control), with the...

Opinion on Hydrogen Peroxide in Tooth Whitening Products

Clinical evaluation of two carbamide peroxide tooth-whitening agents.

A blinded study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a dentist-prescribed, accelerated carbamide peroxide tooth-whitening system. Fifty-one patients with discolored teeth completed a clinical trial using an overnight bleaching regimen. One group used an experimental bleaching (whitening) regimen with 10% carbamide peroxide bleaching paste, and another group used the Colgate Plat...

Hydrogen (carbamide, Zinc) Peroxide in Tooth Bleaching / Whitening Products