MDJ (Makassar Dental Journal)
Vol. 11 No. 2 (2022): Volume 11 Issue 2 Agustus 2022

Management of teeth discoloration with external bleaching treatment: a case report: Penatalaksanaan diskolorasi gigi dengan perawatan bleaching eksternal: laporan kasus

Aries Chandra Trilaksana (Department of Conservative Dentistry Faculty of Dentistry, Hasanuddin University Makassar, Indonesia)
Febrianty Alexes Siampa (Department of Conservative Dentistry Faculty of Dentistry, Hasanuddin University Makassar, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Aug 2022

Abstract

The objective of this article is management of teeth discoloration with external bleaching used bleaching agent hydrogen pe-roxide (H2O2) 40% on a 28-year-old woman came to the Hasanuddin University RSGMP with complaints of yellowish teeth. The patient wants her teeth looks brighter. In-office bleaching procedure was performed by initial color determination score 8 with opalescence boost shade guide. Dental optragate was placed in the patient’s mouth, cleanedthe surface of the teeth with a brush and pumice, application of astringent, gingival barrier in upper and lower teeth. Application of 40% H2O2 bleaching agent for20 minutes then cleaned, desensitizing agent application, and final color adjustment. This research results a significant color change from score 8 to 2 using opalescence boost shade guide and concludes that treatment of teeth discoloration using 40% H2O2 provides significant teeth color changes in a short time and considered as an effective method.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

MDJ

Publisher

Subject

Dentistry

Description

The journal receives a manuscript from the following area below Dentistry science and development with interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approach: Dental Public Health and Epidemiology Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Dental Conservation and Endodontics Preventive Dentistry Biomedical Dentistry ...