title: Patient-applied tooth whiteners.
abstract: A double-blind clinical trial compared the efficacy and safety of two popular carbamide peroxide tooth whitening products with a placebo agent. After six weeks, both study products produced significantly whiter teeth than did the placebo agent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Allied Health, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green 42101.
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Howard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000077463:Carbamide Peroxide; D002422:Causalgia / Q000139:chemically induced; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010159:Palate / Q000187:drug effects; D010545:Peroxides / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013649:Taste / Q000187:drug effects; D014073:Tooth Bleaching / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014508:Urea / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D010545:Peroxides; D000077463:Carbamide Peroxide; D014508:Urea