Assessing of Tooth Sensitivity Using Ibuprofen Before in Office-tooth Bleaching

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2011-05-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Ibuprofen has been recognized as anti-inflammatory and analgesic. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of ibuprofen 400 mg on tooth sensitivity (TS) caused by in-office bleaching.

Methods: 30 health adults who received either placebo or ibuprofen. The drugs were administered 1 hour prior to the bleaching and will be prescribed 5 doses every 8 hours during 48 hours. For bleaching will be used 35% hydrogen peroxide gel. The tooth sensitivity will be recorded for up and lower arc on two scales: VAS (visual analogic scale) and 0-4. The shade evaluation will be performed before and 30 days after bleaching with visual shade guide and spectrophotometer.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa
• Collaborator: Fundação Araucária
• Treatments: Ibuprofen

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients included in this clinical trial were:

• at least 18 years old.

• had good general and oral health.

• the participants should have eight caries-free maxillary and jaw anterior teeth and without restorations on the labial surfaces.

• the central incisors should be shade C2 or darker.

Exclusion Criteria:

• participants that had undergone tooth-whitening procedures.

• presenting anterior restorations.

• pregnant/lactating.

• with severe internal tooth discoloration (tetracycline stains, fluorosis, pulpless teeth).

• taking any kind of medicine, bruxism habits or any other pathology that could cause sensitivity (such as recession, dentine exposure).

• participants that reported some earlier or present health problems in stomach, heart, kidney and liver, or participants using any continuous drug with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant action were excluded from the study.