In Vitro Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Bleaching Agents Activated by Different Light Sources

Débora Alves Nunes Leite Lima, Flávio Henrique Baggio Aguiar, Priscila Christiane Suzy Liporoni, Egberto Munin, Gláucia María Bovi Ambrosano, José Roberto Lovadino

Journal of Prosthodontics · 2009 · 77 citations · 22 references

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Abstract

The halogen lamp presented the same or higher efficacy than non-activated bleaching, which had a longer gel contact period. When hydrogen peroxide was used, a decrease in reflectance values was observed 30 days after the end of bleaching.

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