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SynthesisClinical oral investigations2024

Effect of the reduction in the exposure time to at-home bleaching gel on color change and tooth sensitivity: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Priscila Borges Gobbo de Melo, Letícia Vasconcelos Silva Souza, Lucianne Cople Maia, Guido Artemio Marañón-Vásquez, Matheus Kury, Vanessa Cavalli

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Synthesis in Clinical oral investigations, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Evaluating the Efficiency and Tooth Sensitivity of a Novel Whitening Strip: A Randomized, Double-Blind Controlled 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

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Priscila Borges Gobbo de MeloDepartment of Restorative Dentistry, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, 901 Limeira Avenue, Areião, Piracicaba, SP, 13414-903, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6482-3274
Letícia Vasconcelos Silva SouzaDepartment of Restorative Dentistry, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, 901 Limeira Avenue, Areião, Piracicaba, SP, 13414-903, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-6062-8495
Lucianne Cople MaiaDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-1026-9401
Guido Artemio Marañón-VásquezDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry of Ribeirao Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-7029-0347
Matheus KuryDental Research Division, School of Dentistry, Paulista University (UNIP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9971-0568
Vanessa CavalliDepartment of Restorative Dentistry, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, 901 Limeira Avenue, Areião, Piracicaba, SP, 13414-903, Brazil. cavalli@unicamp.br.ORCID 0000-0002-9459-1926

Funding

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior 001Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 2021/14834-7
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the effect of reducing exposure time to at-home bleaching gel on color change and tooth sensitivity. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe search was carried out using PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, EMBASE, LILACS, Cochrane. Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) were included involving adult patients who have never undergone bleaching treatment before (P), subjected to bleaching with a reduced exposure time to the at-home bleaching agent (I) compared to those who used it for the time indicated by the manufacturer (C), to evaluate the effects on color change and tooth sensitivity (O). The Cochrane guidelines for the Risk of Bias Assessment Tool (RoB 2.0) and GRADE were used to assess risk of bias and quality of evidence, respectively.

resultsUsing at-home bleaching gel for the period recommended by the manufacturer resulted in significantly higher ΔE

conclusionsReducing exposure time to at-home bleaching gel reduces tooth sensitivity events; however, most of the parameters that assess color change indicate using at-home bleaching gel for the time recommended by the manufacturer. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Reducing exposure time to at-home bleaching gel should be applied with caution in clinical practice. Although the evidence suggests a reduction in tooth sensitivity events, bleaching effectiveness was significantly higher after using the bleaching gel for the time indicated by the manufacturer.

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Dentin SensitivityTooth BleachingTooth Bleaching AgentsColorGelsHumansTime FactorsTooth DiscolorationGelsTooth Bleaching AgentsBleaching agentsTimeTooth bleachingTooth sensitivity

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