bleaching.. a routine procedure or a procedure of necessity ?

[deeyala]

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would like to know what you all think because there was this discussion in class, and i asked my professor why do we do bleaching if we don't have enough data base on its pros and cons and the long term effect on teeth..
her attitude is; bleaching is innocent until proven otherwise, and mine is; since bleaching can't be proven harmless, we should limit it to necessities until it's proven otherwise..
needless to say she was like ,'how dare you argue with me, i am professor almighty! " and made me sit down .. after class come classmates came to me and said "we think you're right" but i really couldn't see them supporting me during class..
your thoughts? i just think that things like 'extreme make over" ,and hollywood's 'whiter than white' teeth population are plain crazy

 

[BigBottomGirl]

I agree 100% with you. Bleaching should not be taken lighlty. I believe the ADA has only approved 10% bleaching solutions. Its too early to know if stronger is a risk to patient health.

 

[12YearOldKid]

There's 20+ years of solid research on the subject and not a single report of carbamide peroxide induced osteonecrosis to date. I think it's safe to assume we are in reasonably safe territory here.

 

[BigBottomGirl]

What % bleach solution did they test? Did they look at zoom whitening? That method of bleaching generates far more heat than regular 10%.

 

[deeyala]

There's 20+ years of solid research on the subject and not a single report of carbamide peroxide induced osteonecrosis to date. I think it's safe to assume we are in reasonably safe territory here.

bit is osteonecrosis the only risk? who said it doesn't induce hypomineralization or weakening of the peridontium or even affect the pulp???
so far everything i read about it had the sentence "no adequate data on its disadvantages", so we really shouldn't go assuming it's 100% safe..
i'd rather we say ,' so far it's 100% safe' or better still, 'we don't know yet." 😎

 

[toofache32]

What % bleach solution did they test? Did they look at zoom whitening? That method of bleaching generates far more heat than regular 10%.

Helluva rack in that avatar.