title: Daily use of whitening strips on tetracycline-stained teeth: comparative results after 2 months.
abstract: This article reviews the efficacy of a new 6.5% hydrogen peroxide tooth-whitening gel strip for bleaching teeth that have been intrinsically stained from tetracycline. Given the severity of staining in the cases presented during a recently conducted clinical trial, the resulting efficacy is dramatic. Additionally, the continuous use of these strips for 30 minutes per day, twice daily for 2 months with no meaningful adverse effects is noteworthy.
authors.affiliation: Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Gerard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kugel
authors.forename: Ayman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aboushala
authors.forename: Xiaojie
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Gerlach
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000077463:Carbamide Peroxide; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016877:Oxidants / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010545:Peroxides / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014073:Tooth Bleaching / Q000379:methods*; D014075:Tooth Discoloration / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy*; D014508:Urea / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D016877:Oxidants; D010545:Peroxides; D000077463:Carbamide Peroxide; D014508:Urea; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D013752:Tetracycline