Publications by authors named "Kenneth W Stoffers"
Purpose: To investigate if tooth whitening had any effect on the shade of occlusal pit and fissure stains and whether reservoirs in bleaching trays affected bleaching of occlusal pit and fissure stains.
Methods: 96 extracted molars were randomly divided into three paired groups for whitening using a 10% carbamide peroxide solution (Opalescence) or a 22% carbamide peroxide solution (Nite White Excel 3), or tap water for a control. One of each pair utilized reservoirs in their custom bleaching trays.
Background: The purpose of this study was to quantify conservation of tooth structure and evaluate the efficacy of early treatment of questionable carious lesions in pits and fissures of posterior teeth using air abrasion followed by placement of preventive resin restorations.
Methods: Ninety-three patients with 223 questionably carious teeth, mainly with darkly stained pits and fissures, were recruited from general dentistry clinics. After baseline evaluation, each tooth was randomly assigned to either an early treatment or control group.
Background: The possibility of a patient ingesting or aspirating foreign bodies exists in dentistry. Measures are available to minimize this risks.
Case Description: The authors present a report of a case of a tooth that was swallowed following extraction.