Discoloration of teeth, especially the anteriors, can result in considerably cosmetic impairment in young children. It is the pediatric dentist’s responsibility to supervise those children who seek to undergo a whitening treatment to ensure the maximum cosmetic benefit within the boundaries of oral and systematic health. Among bleaching techniques, the walking bleach technique with sodium perbo...

Reef-forming cnidarians are essential for maintaining ecological balance. Unfortunately, coral reefs endangered due to bleaching, which interrupts mutualistic symbiosis between Symbiodiniaceae algae and their hosts. Bleaching events result in very high mortality the rapid deterioration of reef structures. Studies aimed at explaining causes, mechanisms, consequences bleaching have been mainly co...

BACKGROUND Laser-assisted bleaching uses laser beam to accelerate release of free radicals within the bleaching gel to decrease time of whitening procedure. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of power bleaching using Opalescence Xtra Boost® and laser bleaching technique using LaserSmile gel and diode laser as an activator in their tooth whitening capacity. MATERIAL AND METHODS ...

OBJECTIVES This study evaluated the effectiveness of different home bleaching agents on color alteration and their influence on surface and subsurface microhardness of discolored bovine enamel. MATERIAL AND METHODS Forty-five fragments of bovine incisors were randomly allocated into 3 groups (n=15) according to the bleaching agent: 10% carbamide peroxide gel (CP10), 16% carbamide peroxide gel...

BACKGROUND There is little data regarding the effect of tooth whitening on microhardness of white spot lesions. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of home-bleaching and laser-assisted in-office bleaching on microhardness of demineralized enamel. MATERIAL AND METHODS Forty bovine incisors were selected and immersed in a demineralizing solution for 12 weeks to induce white spot ...

Introduction: Bleaching treatments may negatively affect the surface quality of composite restorations existing in the mouth. This study sought to assess the effect of 16% and 35% carbamide peroxide on microhardness of silorane-based versus two methacrylate-based composite resins. Methods: A total of 54 discs were fabricated from FiltekP90 (P90), FiltekZ350XT(Z350) Enamel and Filtek Z250(Z25...

Coral reefs are highly vulnerable to bleaching under elevated temperature. Since 2002, NOAA Coral Reef Watch has used a bleaching threshold based on global sea surface temperatures to provide operational bleaching warnings. Recent studies suggest that modifications to the current global bleaching prediction method may result in higher predictive power. Here, we present a method for comparing fo...