Application of Different Medications to prevent the Sensitivity of Tooth Whitening

The Effect of Different Medications in preventing the Sensitivity caused by Tooth whitening

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

REBEC

Registry ID

RBR-9gxbg6

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2017-12-14

Start date

2016-01-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-27

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Conditions

Dentin sensitivity. Tooth Discoloration.

Interventions

Experimental Group I: 60 patients will apply a desensitizing gel with 5% potassium nitrate and 0.2% sodium fluoride in a home bleaching tray. Control group I: the same gel will be used in 60 patients,

Drug

Other

E06.420.750

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with good general health will be included in this study; Age between 18-50 years of age; Good oral hygiene; Absence of caries in the anterior and inferior teeth; Absence of palatal and vestibular restorations; Upper central incisors with A2 or darker shading, which will be evaluated with Vita Classical scale (VITA Classical Shade, Vita Zahnfabrik, Bad Säckingen, Germany).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who have undergone previous bleaching procedures will be excluded; That have restorations on the anterior superior teeth; Who have canal treatment in the anterior teeth; Pregnant and / or breastfeeding; With severe internal discoloration (tetracycline, spots, fluorosis, non-vital teeth); Parafunctional habits such as bruxism; Or any other pathology that may cause sensitivity.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Expected outcome: Number of patients that report spontaneous pain in any moment of the bleaching protocol and up to 48 h post-bleaching, through self-report. This number will be presented as percentage of patients with tooth sensitivity and will be named absolute risk of tooth sensitivity.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Expected outcome: The difference in color between the baseline condition and 1 month post-bleaching will be assessed by Vita Classical and Bleachedguide Vita shade guide as well as with the Vita Easyshade spectrophotometer. The data will be presented as means and standard deviations.	—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactAlessandro Loguercio

Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa

aloguercio@hotmail.com55(42)3220-3000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)