title: Tooth bleaching for children and teens: a protocol and examples.
abstract: Even though there has been much interest in dental bleaching in recent years, little has been reported about patient-applied carbamide peroxide tooth bleaching for children and adolescents. This technique article describes "at home" tooth bleaching for young patients and offers a proven protocol for the procedure. Representative cases are documented with pretreatment and posttreatment photographs. Bleaching in conjunction with enamel microabrasion is also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Croll
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000077463:Carbamide Peroxide; D002648:Child; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D019140:Dental Care for Children; D003742:Dental Devices, Home Care; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D010545:Peroxides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012008:Recurrence; D014073:Tooth Bleaching / Q000379:methods*; D014075:Tooth Discoloration / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014508:Urea / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D010545:Peroxides; D000077463:Carbamide Peroxide; D014508:Urea