title: Preliminary clinical reports of a novel night-guard tooth bleaching technique modified by casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate (CCP-ACP).
abstract: Although supervised night-guard bleaching has proved successful for whitening teeth, both mineral loss and tooth sensitivity are still common problems. The present study introduces a novel remineralizer as well as describes the utilization of a possibly low sensitivity supervised night-guard vital tooth bleaching technique. A 22% carbamide peroxide gel was mixed with the casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate-containing MI Paste. The peroxide/MI Paste mixture was prepared with 1 ml of each material until obtaining a homogeneous paste. Five patients were instructed to follow a home bleaching protocol for 3 weeks. The outcome was assessed visually with a Vitapan scale. All subjects presented reduction of at least two Vitapan scale units after bleaching and no sensitivity was reported. The concomitant use of MI Paste and peroxide might not affect the gel effectiveness and still reduce hypersensitivity levels.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Portiguar University, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. boniek.castillo@gmail.com
authors.forename: Boniek Castillo Dutra
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Borges
authors.forename: Adriana Alcantara Meira
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: de Vasconselos
authors.forename: Ana Gabriela Gama
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Cunha
authors.forename: Fabio Henrique de Sa Leitao
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Pinheiro
authors.forename: Claudia Tavares
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: Alex Jose Souza
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: dos Santos
mesh_terms: D002130:Calcium Phosphates / Q000737:chemistry*; D002364:Caseins / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D010748:Phosphopeptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D058205:Tooth Bleaching Agents; D014075:Tooth Discoloration / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D002364:Caseins; D010748:Phosphopeptides; D058205:Tooth Bleaching Agents; C519480:amorphous calcium phosphate