Diffuse reflectance study of the effects of bleaching agents in damaged dental pieces

J. Bante-Guerra; R. Trejo-Tzab; J. D. Macias; P. Quintana; J. J. Alvarado-Gil

doi:10.1117/12.880490

18 February 2011 Diffuse reflectance study of the effects of bleaching agents in damaged dental pieces

J. Bante-Guerra, R. Trejo-Tzab, J. D. Macias, P. Quintana, J. J. Alvarado-Gil

Proceedings Volume 7883, Photonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics VII; 78834Q (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.880490
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2011, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

One of the most important subjects of interest in dentistry and teeth preservation is related to the effects of bleaching agents on the integrity of the dental pieces. This is especially crucial when teeth surface has received some damage, generated by chemical, biological and mechanical agents or weathering in the case of dental pieces recovered from burial sites. In this work the time evolution of the effects of bleaching agents on the surface of dental pieces is monitored using diffuse reflectance in the visible spectrum is reported. The effects were monitored in teeth previously subject to chemical agents. Bleaching was induced using commercial whitening products. It is shown that the time evolution of the reflectance depends strongly on the condition of the surface as well as on the thickness of enamel. Additionally the colorimetric analysis of the samples during the bleaching is presented. This is especially useful in for comparing with previous studies. In order to complement our studies, the effects of the bleaching on the surface of the teeth were monitored by scanning electron microscopy.

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J. Bante-Guerra, R. Trejo-Tzab, J. D. Macias, P. Quintana, and J. J. Alvarado-Gil "Diffuse reflectance study of the effects of bleaching agents in damaged dental pieces", Proc. SPIE 7883, Photonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics VII, 78834Q (18 February 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.880490

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