Management of Non-Vital Tooth Bleaching
Dental News Volume XX, Number III, September, 2013 by Dr. Nicole Harrak Jabbour and Dr. Carina Mehanna Zogheib Abstract Noticeable discoloration of permanent teeth can impact on a person’s self-image, self-confidence, physical attractiveness and employability. Success in bleaching a non-vital discolored tooth varies by depending on the etiology appearance, localization, severity, and adhesion to tooth structure. It can be defined as being extrinsic or intrinsic on the basis of localization and etiology. Moreover, the success of bleaching depends on several factors, where the most important are the cause of the discoloration of the tooth, the adequate diagnosis of the problem and the proper choice of the bleaching technique. Different phenomena can ensure that endodontically treated teeth become darker. Although there is a deficiency of evidence-based science in the literature that addresses the prognosis of bleached non-vital teeth,...