A 6-year recall study of clinically chemically bleached teeth.
Chemical bleaching of discolored teeth gives a 45% rate of success after 6 years. While chemical bleaching will usually give adequate color for sufficient time for the gingival margin to stabilize in a young tooth, chemical bleaching cannot be recommended as a permanent treatment in an adult tooth.
Feiglin
B
B
D000367:Age Factors; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000473:pathology; D012008:Recurrence; D014073:Tooth Bleaching / Q000379:methods; D014075:Tooth Discoloration / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*