Daily use of whitening strips on tetracycline-stained teeth: comparative results after 2 months.

Author(s): Kugel G, Aboushala A, Zhou X, Gerlach RW

Affiliation(s): Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Publication date & source: 2002-01, Compend Contin Educ Dent., 23(1A):29-34

Publication type: Clinical Trial; Randomized Controlled Trial

This article reviews the efficacy of a new 6.5% hydrogen peroxide tooth-whitening gel strip for bleaching teeth that have been intrinsically stained from tetracycline. Given the severity of staining in the cases presented during a recently conducted clinical trial, the resulting efficacy is dramatic. Additionally, the continuous use of these strips for 30 minutes per day, twice daily for 2 months with no meaningful adverse effects is noteworthy.