title: Removal of intrinsic enamel stains with vital bleaching and modified microabrasion.
abstract: This study utilized a vital bleaching agent as well as an enamel microabrasion compound with low hydrochloric acid concentration to remove intrinsic stains on the facial surfaces of anterior teeth. In addition, scanning electron microscopic analyses of enamel from extracted teeth compared the etching pattern of the commercial compound used in this study to 18% hydrochloric acid. Type 1 and Type 2 etch patterns were observed with 18% hydrochloric acid after 5 and 20 seconds, respectively. Milder and more diffuse etch patterns were observed with the enamel microabrasion compound. A conservative form of treatment to remove intrinsic stains would employ the use of a vital bleaching agent, followed by an enamel microabrasion compound.
authors.affiliation: College of Dentistry, New York University, 10010.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Scherer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Quattrone
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vijayaraghavan
mesh_terms: D000134:Acid Etching, Dental; D000328:Adult; D045424:Complex Mixtures; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D003802:Dentifrices; D006801:Humans; D006851:Hydrochloric Acid; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D017640:Silicates; D012824:Silicic Acid; D013499:Surface Properties; D014073:Tooth Bleaching / Q000379:methods*; D014075:Tooth Discoloration / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D045424:Complex Mixtures; D003802:Dentifrices; C070504:Prema; D017640:Silicates; D012824:Silicic Acid; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; C005144:pumice; D006851:Hydrochloric Acid