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- The study aimed to evaluate and compare the whitening effectiveness, enamel hardness, and surface changes of over-the-counter (OTC) tooth bleaching products versus a dentist-prescribed bleaching agent.
- Researchers tested the lowest-rated (LRA) and highest-rated (HRA) OTC products alongside the dentist-prescribed agent (DPA) on extracted human teeth, using various scientific analyses to measure outcomes.
- Results showed that the DPA provided the best whitening, with less reduction in enamel hardness and fewer surface changes compared to the LRA; however, the HRA performed similarly to the DPA.
Article Abstract
Objectives: This study compared the whitening effect, microhardness, and enamel surface alterations of over-the-counter (OTC) tooth bleaching products with those of a dentist-prescribed at-home bleaching agent.
Materials And Methods: The products available on a popular online marketplace were comprehensively searched and then rated using a specific formula. The effects of the lowest-rated OTC agent (LRA) and the highest-rated OTC agent (HRA) were compared with those of a dentist-prescribed bleaching agent (DPA) on the enamel of extracted human teeth. The bleaching efficacy, post-bleaching microhardness changes, and morphological alterations were assessed by spectrophotometric analysis, Vickers hardness testing, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) respectively. Statistical analyses included one-way ANOVA and post hoc tests, maintaining a significance level of P < 0.05.
Results: The search of the online marketplace revealed 15 products. The LRA (Teeth Whitening Serum Gel, GEN, China) and the HRA (Bright White-Lovely Smile Premium Teeth Whitening strips, Ray of Smile, USA) were identified on the basis of their ranking. DPA resulted in significantly better tooth whitening than did LRA. The enamel microhardness was lower in the LRA treatment group (14.2%) than in the control and HRA treatment groups (8.84% and 7.26%, respectively). LRA also caused severe topographical alterations to the enamel.
Conclusion: Compared with the poorly rated product, the dentist-prescribed tooth bleaching product resulted in greater colour improvement, less microhardness reduction, and surface changes. The highest-rated product was comparable with the dentist-prescribed agent in this study.
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