Efficacy and safety of various tooth-whitening products, with special reference to the three dimensional colour space (L*a*b*) measurements and the microhardness tests

Description

Philosophiae Doctor - PhD / Tooth-whitening or tooth-bleaching has become an integral part of modern dental practice. Today, a large number of whitening products are available on the market which are commonly categorized into dentist-supervised home bleaching, in-office bleaching and over-the-counter bleaching products according to their mode of application. This thesis looks into safety and efficacy of various tooth-whitening products and methods. / South Africa

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1. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/1787

Tags

Tooth whitening

Tooth bleaching

Hydrogen peroxide

Carbamide peroxide

Sodium chlorite

Microhardness

Enamel

Spectrophotometer

Tooth colour

CIE L*a*b*

Clinical study

Dentist-supervised home bleaching

In-office bleaching

Over-the-counter bleaching

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/1787
Date	January 2011
Creators	Majeed, Abdul
Contributors	Grobler, Sias R, Moola, Mohamed Hanif, Faculty of Dentistry
Publisher	University of the Western Cape
Source Sets	South African National ETD Portal
Language	English
Detected Language	English
Type	Thesis
Rights	University of the Western Cape