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Causes of Bleaching of teeth Great Hill Dental
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TEETHWHITENING Itistheprocessusedtotreatteethforaestheticpurposes, eliminatingtheeffect of stainingordiscoloration of extrinsicorintrinsicorigin. Tooth discoloration is defined as "any change in thehue, color, or translucency of a tooth due to anycause. Great Hill Dental
Classification • Internalbleaching: (in non-vital teethonly) and in the case of a toothendodontic (root canal treatmentswithsodiumperborate) and maybesupplementedbyexternalwhiteningtechniques. • Externalbleaching (vital teeth), involvestheapplication of substancesontheoutside of thetooth. • Carbamideperoxide-In general outpatient • Hydrogenperoxide: BasicallyforClinicaltreatments Great Hill Dental
What Causes Discoloration Disease • Extrinsic • Coffee and tea stains • Cigarette • Diet • Tobacco Intrinsic Tetracycline stains Fluorosisstains Trauma to tooth Systemic condition Iatrogenic discoloration Great Hill Dental
Tetracyclinestaining More susceptible during the second trimester in vitro to roughly 8 years after birth. Tetracycline molecules chelate with calcium and gets incorporated into the hydroxyapatite crystals. Severity of stains depends on the time and duration of drug administration. Great Hill Dental
Indications • Discolourationof anterior teeth – after R.C.T. • Tetracycline stains (mild) • Fluorosis • Haemorrhagicdiscolouration • Discolouration due to ageing • Medication discolouration Great Hill Dental
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