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Meta-Analysis
. 2020 May;34(5):1060-1070.
doi: 10.1002/ptr.6590. Epub 2019 Dec 16.

Efficacy of natural, peroxide-free tooth-bleaching agents: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and technological prospecting

Juliana Silva Ribeiro  1 , Wellington Luiz de Oliveira da Rosa  1 , Adriana Fernandes da Silva  1 , Evandro Piva  1 , Rafael Guerra Lund  1
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Meta-Analysis

Efficacy of natural, peroxide-free tooth-bleaching agents: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and technological prospecting

Juliana Silva Ribeiro et al. Phytother Res. 2020 May.

Abstract

The aim of this study is to analyze the efficacy of natural bleaching agents and the current technological development in this research field. Two reviewers performed a literature search up to July 2019 in 15 databases. Five laboratory studies and 25 patents were included. Data regarding natural bleaching agent used, application protocol, and the main findings of studies were analyzed. Laboratory studies that evaluated natural bleaching agents' peroxide-free or associated to peroxides and patents related to natural bleaching agents were included. The studies evaluated papain, bromelain, chlorine dioxide, sodium chloride plus vinegar and sodium bicarbonate as peroxide-free agents; and sweet potato extract, lactoperoxidase, and peroxidase associated to peroxide used were included. Twenty-five patents were included; among the most cited are the papain and the chlorine. The addition of non-peroxide agents into peroxide showed improvement in bleaching effect with the incorporation of these non-peroxide agents (p < .05). On the other hand, peroxide-free agents did not show an improvement in bleaching effect (p < .05). The evidence in literature suggested that natural bleaching agents incorporated to peroxide may improve the bleaching. Therefore, the current literature does not support the use of natural agents as dental bleaching.

Keywords: meta-analysis; natural compounds; patents; peroxides; systematic review; tooth bleaching.

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