Comparison of in-office and at-home bleaching techniques: An umbrella review of efficacy and post-operative sensitivity.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objective of this umbrella review is to evaluate the efficacy and adverse effects of different teeth whitening techniques in-office (IO) and at-home (AH), regarding chromatic changes and teeth sensitivity.

Materials and methods

The search was carried out from several databases. The included studies were all systematic reviews with or without meta-analysis of RCT or quasi-RCT. The participants were patients that underwent external dental bleaching in permanent vital teeth. The interventions were in-office (IO) bleaching techniques and at-home (AT) bleaching techniques with different bleaching agents and concentrations.

Results

The search resulted in a total of 257 articles, and 28 SR were included in the qualitative analysis and nine in the quantitative

SUBMITTER: Aidos M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10873745 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature