The effect of 10% carbamide peroxide bleaching material on microhardness of sound and demineralized enamel and dentin in situ. 2001

R T Basting, and A L Rodrigues Júnior, and M C Serra
Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba-UNICAMP, Departamento de Odontologia Restauradora-Dentística, Avenida Limeira, 901-Areião, CEP: 13414-900 Piracicaba-SP Brazil.

This in situ study evaluated the microhardness of sound and demineralized enamel and dentin submitted to treatment with 10% carbamide peroxide for three weeks. A 10% carbamide peroxide bleaching agent--Opalescence/Ultradent (OPA)--was evaluated against a placebo agent (PLA). Two hundred and forty dental fragments--60 sound enamel fragments (SE), 60 demineralized enamel fragments (DE), 60 sound dentin fragments (SD) and 60 demineralized dentin fragments (DD)--were randomly fixed on the vestibular surface of the first superior molars and second superior premolars of 30 volunteers. The volunteers were divided into two groups that received bleaching or the placebo agent at different sequences and periods at a double blind 2 x 2 crossover study with a wash-out period of two weeks. Microhardness tests were performed on the enamel and dentin surface. The SE and DE submitted to treatment with OPA showed lower microhardness values than the SE and DE submitted to treatment with PLA. There were no statistical differences in microhardness values for SD and DD submitted to the treatment with OPA and PLA. The results suggest that treatment with 10% carbamide peroxide bleaching material for three weeks alters the enamel microhardness, although it does not seem to alter the dentin microhardness.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D010545 Peroxides A group of compounds that contain a bivalent O-O group, i.e., the oxygen atoms are univalent. They can either be inorganic or organic in nature. Such compounds release atomic (nascent) oxygen readily. Thus they are strong oxidizing agents and fire hazards when in contact with combustible materials, especially under high-temperature conditions. The chief industrial uses of peroxides are as oxidizing agents, bleaching agents, and initiators of polymerization. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 11th ed) Peroxide
D003731 Dental Caries Localized destruction of the tooth surface initiated by decalcification of the enamel followed by enzymatic lysis of organic structures and leading to cavity formation. If left unchecked, the cavity may penetrate the enamel and dentin and reach the pulp. Caries, Dental,Carious Lesions,Dental Cavities,Dental Cavity,Dental Decay,Dental White Spots,Carious Dentin,Decay, Dental,Dental White Spot,White Spot, Dental,White Spots, Dental,Carious Dentins,Carious Lesion,Cavities, Dental,Cavity, Dental,Dentin, Carious,Dentins, Carious,Lesion, Carious,Lesions, Carious,Spot, Dental White,Spots, Dental White
D003743 Dental Enamel A hard thin translucent layer of calcified substance which envelops and protects the dentin of the crown of the tooth. It is the hardest substance in the body and is almost entirely composed of calcium salts. Under the microscope, it is composed of thin rods (enamel prisms) held together by cementing substance, and surrounded by an enamel sheath. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p286) Enamel,Enamel Cuticle,Dental Enamels,Enamel, Dental,Enamels, Dental,Cuticle, Enamel,Cuticles, Enamel,Enamel Cuticles,Enamels
D003745 Dental Enamel Permeability The property of dental enamel to permit passage of light, heat, gases, liquids, metabolites, mineral ions and other substances. It does not include the penetration of the dental enamel by microorganisms. Enamel Permeability, Dental,Permeability, Dental Enamel
D003804 Dentin The hard portion of the tooth surrounding the pulp, covered by enamel on the crown and cementum on the root, which is harder and denser than bone but softer than enamel, and is thus readily abraded when left unprotected. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992) Dentine,Dentines,Dentins
D004311 Double-Blind Method A method of studying a drug or procedure in which both the subjects and investigators are kept unaware of who is actually getting which specific treatment. Double-Masked Study,Double-Blind Study,Double-Masked Method,Double Blind Method,Double Blind Study,Double Masked Method,Double Masked Study,Double-Blind Methods,Double-Blind Studies,Double-Masked Methods,Double-Masked Studies,Method, Double-Blind,Method, Double-Masked,Methods, Double-Blind,Methods, Double-Masked,Studies, Double-Blind,Studies, Double-Masked,Study, Double-Blind,Study, Double-Masked
D004338 Drug Combinations Single preparations containing two or more active agents, for the purpose of their concurrent administration as a fixed dose mixture. Drug Combination,Combination, Drug,Combinations, Drug
D005260 Female Females
D006244 Hardness The mechanical property of material that determines its resistance to force. HARDNESS TESTS measure this property. Hardnesses

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