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Abstract

Peroxides have been used to whiten teeth for over 100 years and among all whitening therapies the oldest is in-office bleaching. In this article, we will present the summary of the step-by-step procedure and side effects of this bleaching. Some comments regarding the number of clinical appointments for teeth whitening, concentration of the bleaching products, the effects of dentin dehydration and demineralization on the final outcome as well as bleaching-induced tooth sensitivity are given. At the end, some references for further reading can be found.

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  • 04 April 2018

    The name of the second author was originally rendered incorrectly. The article has now been corrected accordingly.

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  1. Department of Restorative Dentistry, State University of Ponta Grossa, Av Gal Carlos Cavalcanti, 4748, Ponta Grossa, CEP 84030-900, Brazil

    Alessandra Reis & Alessandro Loguercio

  2. School of Dentistry, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus, AM, Brazil

    Luciana Mendonça da Silva & Leandro Martins

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Reis, A., Mendonça da Silva, L., Martins, L. et al. In-office tooth whitening. Clin Dent Rev 2, 10 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41894-018-0021-9

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