In vitro assessment of pulp chamber temperature of different teeth submitted to dental bleaching associated with LED/laser and halogen lamp appliances

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2008-07-01

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Torres, Carlos Rocha Gomes [UNESP]
Caneppele, Taciana Marco Ferraz
Arcas, Felipe Carlos Dias
Borges, Alessandra Buhler [UNESP]

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This study sought to assess the pulp chamber temperature in different groups of human teeth that had been bleached using hydrogen peroxide gel activated with halogen lamps or hybrid LED/laser appliances. Four groups of ten teeth (maxillary central incisors, mandibular incisors, mandibular canines, and maxillary canines) were used. A digital thermometer with a K-type thermocouple was placed inside pulp chambers that had been filled with thermal paste. A 35% hydrogen peroxide-based red bleaching gel was applied to all teeth and photocured for a total of three minutes and 20 seconds (five activations of 40 seconds each), using light from an LED/laser device and a halogen lamp. The temperatures were gauged every 40 seconds and the data were analyzed by three-way ANOVA, followed by Tukey's test. Regardless of the light source, statistically significant differences were observed between the groups of teeth. The mean temperature values (±SD) were highest for maxillary central incisors and lowest for mandibular canines. The halogen lamp appliance produced more pulp chamber heating than the LED/laser appliance. The increase in irradiation time led to a significant increase in temperature.

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halogen, hydrogen peroxide, oxidizing agent, analysis of variance, body temperature, canine tooth, comparative study, dental care, human, in vitro study, incisor, laser, light, nonparametric test, radiation exposure, semiconductor, tooth pulp, Analysis of Variance, Body Temperature, Cuspid, Dental Pulp, Halogens, Humans, Hydrogen Peroxide, Incisor, Lasers, Light, Oxidants, Semiconductors, Statistics, Nonparametric, Tooth Bleaching

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General Dentistry, v. 56, n. 5, p. 481-486, 2008.