title: Tooth color improvement for children and teens: enamel microabrasion and dental bleaching.
abstract: Enamel microabrasion and carbamide peroxide-dentist supervised home applied dental bleaching are conservative methods of improving the appearance of teeth. Children and teens can benefit from these procedures. This article describes the step-by-step clinical technique of enamel microabrasion and a protocol for custom-tray-applied, home tooth-bleaching. Representative case histories are documented with photographs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Croll
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Segura
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000077463:Carbamide Peroxide; D002648:Child; D045424:Complex Mixtures; D003742:Dental Devices, Home Care; D003777:Dental Prophylaxis / Q000379:methods; D003802:Dentifrices; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D010545:Peroxides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014073:Tooth Bleaching / Q000379:methods; D014075:Tooth Discoloration / Q000628:therapy*; D014508:Urea / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D045424:Complex Mixtures; D003802:Dentifrices; D004338:Drug Combinations; D010545:Peroxides; C070504:Prema; D000077463:Carbamide Peroxide; D014508:Urea