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. 2022 Mar;34(2):322-327.
doi: 10.1111/jerd.12453. Epub 2019 Feb 20.

In-office bleaching with a commercial 40% hydrogen peroxide gel modified to have different pHs: Color change, surface morphology, and penetration of hydrogen peroxide into the pulp chamber

Eric D Acuña  1 , Sibelli O Parreiras  1 , Michael W Favoreto  1 , Gustavo P Cruz  1 , Anderson Gomes  2 , Christiane P F Borges  3 , Alessandro D Loguercio  1 , Alessandra Reis  1
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In-office bleaching with a commercial 40% hydrogen peroxide gel modified to have different pHs: Color change, surface morphology, and penetration of hydrogen peroxide into the pulp chamber

Eric D Acuña et al. J Esthet Restor Dent. 2022 Mar.

Abstract

Objective: In-office bleaching gels are usually marketed in different pHs. This study is aimed at evaluating the efficacy, enamel surface morphology and concentration of hydrogen peroxide (HP) in the pulp chamber of teeth bleached with 40% HP with different pHs.

Materials and methods: Forty premolars were randomly divided according to bleaching gel pH: 5.1, 6.3, 7.0, and control (no bleaching). Teeth were prepared, an acetate buffer was placed in the pulp chamber and teeth were bleached with two 20-minutes applications. The amount of HP was determined on a UV-VIS spectrophotometer. Color change was assessed by using a digital spectrophotometer before and 1 week after bleaching treatment. Five additional premolars were divided into four parts, assigned to the same groups above for analysis under scanning electron microscope. Data were subjected to anova and Tukey's tests (alpha = 0.05).

Results: The group pH 5.1 showed the highest HP diffusion in the pulp chamber (P < .001). No significant difference was detected in color change (P = .51). All groups presented the same pattern of enamel demineralization.

Conclusions: The bleaching agent with pH 5.1 presented the highest HP amounts in the pulp chamber, but color change and enamel morphology were similar among groups.

Clinical significance: Regardless of the pH, the bleaching effect can be observed in teeth submitted to high concentrations of HP, but a higher permeability of HP was found in the pulp chamber of teeth bleached with more acidic bleaching agents. Based on that, we suggest the use of alkaline gels for in-office bleaching to minimize damage to the pulpal tissue.

Keywords: color shade; dental enamel permeability; hydrogen peroxide; scanning electron microscopy; tooth bleaching.

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