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Trial reportClinical oral investigations2022

Effect of bleaching gel volume on color change and postoperative sensitivity: a randomized clinical study.

Lara Maria Bueno Esteves, Paulo Henrique Dos Santos, Ticiane Cestari Fagundes, Marjorie de Oliveira Gallinari, Giulia Bessa de Mello Antonaccio, Luciano Tavares Ângelo Cintra, André Luiz Fraga Briso

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Trial report in Clinical oral investigations, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Efficacy and Tooth Sensitivity of Low- Versus High-Concentration Hydrogen Peroxide for In-Office Bleaching: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of esthetic and restorative dentistry : official publication of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry ... [et al.] · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lara Maria Bueno EstevesDepartment of Preventive and Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry Araçatuba, São Paulo State University (UNESP), José Bonifácio, 1193, Vila Mendonça, Araçatuba, São Paulo, 16015-050, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4032-6502
Paulo Henrique Dos SantosDepartment of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry Araçatuba, São Paulo State University (UNESP), José Bonifácio, 1193, Vila Mendonça, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil.
Ticiane Cestari FagundesDepartment of Preventive and Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry Araçatuba, São Paulo State University (UNESP), José Bonifácio, 1193, Vila Mendonça, Araçatuba, São Paulo, 16015-050, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3418-0498
Marjorie de Oliveira GallinariDepartment of Operative Dentistry, Endodontics and Dental Materials, Bauru School of Dentistry (USP), Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil.
Giulia Bessa de Mello AntonaccioDepartment of Preventive and Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry Araçatuba, São Paulo State University (UNESP), José Bonifácio, 1193, Vila Mendonça, Araçatuba, São Paulo, 16015-050, Brazil.
Luciano Tavares Ângelo CintraDepartment of Preventive and Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry Araçatuba, São Paulo State University (UNESP), José Bonifácio, 1193, Vila Mendonça, Araçatuba, São Paulo, 16015-050, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2348-7846
André Luiz Fraga BrisoDepartment of Preventive and Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry Araçatuba, São Paulo State University (UNESP), José Bonifácio, 1193, Vila Mendonça, Araçatuba, São Paulo, 16015-050, Brazil. andre.briso@unesp.br.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6126-1760
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) · BR

Funding

Capes 001CNPq 303500/2019-0Fapesp 2018/11636-7
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesAlthough bleaching therapy is considered a dose-dependent treatment, the effect of the volume of product used is yet to be studied. This study thus aimed to evaluate the influence of bleaching gel volume on chromatic alteration and postoperative sensitivity. METHODOLOGY: Thirty patients were selected and allocated into three groups; the lower canines were analyzed according to the volume of gel used: GI-0.025 mL, GII-0.05 mL, and GIII-0.10 mL. Chromatic alteration analysis was performed using a portable digital spectrophotometer by calculating the ΔE, ΔE00, ΔL*, Δa*, and Δb* values and the whiteness index (W

resultsIt was observed that ΔE, ΔE00, and ΔL* were similar between groups at the end of the bleaching therapy; and the values of Δa*, Δb*, and WID were higher in the GIII group. For sensitivity, it was found that the GI was the one with the lowest values; o GII intermediate values; while the GIII group presents the highest values of spontaneous and stimulated sensitivity.

conclusionGel volume influenced the response to bleaching and significantly influenced the spontaneous sensitivity and cold stimulus. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The amount of bleaching gel used during therapy is key to both the response to color change and postoperative sensitivity.

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Tooth BleachingTooth Bleaching AgentsColorHumansHydrogen PeroxideHypochlorous AcidSpectrophotometryHydrogen PeroxideHypochlorous AcidTooth Bleaching AgentsClinical protocolsColor analysisHydrogen peroxideTooth bleachingTooth sensitivityWhitening

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PMID34654942
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