Nonvital tooth bleaching: guidelines for the clinician.
The combination of intracoronal and extracoronal bleaching represents a conservative treatment to restore esthetics to darkened or stained nonvital teeth. Notwithstanding the eventual risks and difficulties accompanying such technique, nonvital teeth often can be successfully lightened. This article presents a few guidelines for bleaching nonvital teeth as well as a clinical case to illustrate the indications and clinical protocol for the technique.
Baratieri
L N
LN
Federal University of Santa Catarina, School of Dentistry, Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Ritter
A V
AV
Monteiro
S
S
Caldeira de Andrada
M A
MA
Cardoso Vieira
L C
LC
D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003790:Dental Pulp Necrosis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D018579:Patient Selection; D012390:Root Canal Therapy; D012391:Root Resorption / Q000209:etiology; D014073:Tooth Bleaching / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D014075:Tooth Discoloration / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide