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ArticleRestorative dentistry & endodontics2021

Laboratory model to evaluate efficacy of an experimental titanium oxide nanofibers bleaching agent.

Clayton Tran, Ellin Choi, Brittany Watu, Udochukwu Oyoyo, Christopher Perry, So Ran Kwon

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Article in Restorative dentistry & endodontics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Clayton TranDivision of General Dentistry, Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, Loma Linda, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0786-6881
Ellin ChoiDivision of General Dentistry, Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, Loma Linda, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-6134
Brittany WatuDivision of General Dentistry, Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, Loma Linda, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6240-0451
Udochukwu OyoyoDivision of General Dentistry, Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, Loma Linda, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6284-3148
Christopher PerryDepartment of Biochemistry, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4010-9815
So Ran KwonDivision of General Dentistry, Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, Loma Linda, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7067-0603

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study aimed to use a laboratory model to evaluate the efficacy of an experimental bleaching agent. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe model used human extracted molars that were treated and measured for bleaching efficacy. Teeth (

resultsThere was no significant difference in color parameters (L1, a1, b1, and shade guide units [SGU]) at baseline (

conclusionsThe laboratory model was successful in screening an experimental bleaching agent.

Indexed as

ColorExperimental modelTitanium dioxideTooth bleaching

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PMID34909411
PMCPMC8636076

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