Effect of Laser and Potassium Nitrate Application on the Sensitivity Control in Bleached Teeth

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2018-01-15
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

To investigate the effects of desensitizing agents on the dental bleaching process, testing the hypothesis that they may control dental sensitivity.

• Phase: Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Universidade Federal do Para
• Collaborator: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
• Treatments: Fluorides; Hydrogen Peroxide; Listerine; Sodium Fluoride

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Absence of active carious lesions;

• Never undergone bleaching therapy;

• Good oral hygiene;

• Do not present hypersensitivity;

• Do not smoke;

• Not being pregnant;

• Presence of at least 28 teeth in oral cavity.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Presence of periodontal disease;

• Presence of cracks or fractures;

• Presence of restorations and prostheses;

• Presence of gastroesophageal dysfunction;

• Patients with severe internal dental dimming;

• Presence of periodontal disease;

• Presence of dentin exposure in anterior and/or posterior teeth.