Peroxide Level in Saliva During Teeth Bleaching Using a Tray With Reservoir Versus a Tray Without Reservoir.

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Consumption

Treatments: Procedure: Assessment of hydrogen peroxide levels in saliva using trays without reservoir.; Procedure: Assessment of hydrogen peroxide levels in saliva using trays with reservoir.

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05612516

CU-2-2022

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to clinically assess the peroxide levels in saliva during bleaching with 9.5% hydrogen peroxide using a tray with or without reservoir.

Full description

Statement of the Problem There is more concern about the possible adverse effect of bleaching agent, patients report gastrointestinal mucosal irritation e.g. a burning palate, throat and minor upsets in the stomach and intestine. Some adverse effects of hydrogen peroxide as a dental bleaching agent include dentin sensitivity and/or gingival irritation led by unstable and reactive H+ free radicals and low pH from prolonged use. Peroxide is a highly reactive substance which can damage oral soft tissues and hard tissues when present in high concentrations and with exposures of prolonged duration. (Alqahtani, 2014). Several researches have focused on the problem of gel ingestion and potential peroxide release in saliva (Dahl et al, 2003; Watt et al, 2004; Bernardon et al, 2010; Goldberg et al, 2010).

Rationale

Reservoirs are modifications in the tray molds to increase the amount of bleaching material carried by the bleaching tray, seeking greater bleaching efficacy. The use of reservoirs in the bleaching trays was initially seen as positive, since higher accumulation of material could provide the patient with greater treatment efficacy. Martini et al, 2020 stated that there is no significant difference between groups whitened with and without reservoirs for gingival irritation or tooth sensitivity. Most authors and bleaching gel manufacturers recommend the use of reservoirs to increase the amount of product available for bleaching and to allow for complete seating of the bleaching tray, although that the reservoirs decrease tray retention and increase lab fabrication time and cost (Javaheri et al, 2000). The presence of reservoirs decreases the retention of the tray, allowing more room for the gel but also reducing the adaptation of the tray. That may cause more leakage of the material, which may lead to more peroxide level in saliva. (Haywood et al, 1992).

A major concern for clinicians was the potential toxicological effect of hydrogen peroxide contacting soft tissues. A safe hydrogen peroxide exposure level (no observed effect level) was determined with catalase-deficient mice, reporting a maximum dose of 26 mg/kg/d. This corresponds to the dose level in humans, considering the conventional uncertainty factor of 100-fold, of 0.26 mg/kg/d (IGHRC, 2003; Hannig et al, 2005; Li et al, 2011). The safety of hydrogen peroxide products used for at home bleaching regarding peroxide release in saliva has not been fully proven.

Enrollment: 34 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Good general health.
2. Absence of non-carious cervical lesions, active caries, gingival recession, or periodontal disease.
3. Do not use orthodontics appliance or removable prosthesis.
4. Maxillary anterior teeth without caries, restorations and/or endodontic treatment.
5. Mild generalized staining.

Exclusion criteria

1. Smoking or alcohol dependent patients.
2. Pregnancy and lactating women.
3. Parafunctional habits or pathologies.
4. Periapical alterations.
5. Use of medicaments that alter salivary flow.
6. Patients who had already undergone tooth bleaching
7. Patients with severe internal tooth discoloration as tetracycline stain, fluorosis or endodontic treatment.
8. Tooth hypersensitivity.
9. Presence of cracks or fractures.
10. Periodontal affection sign and symptoms.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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34 participants in 2 patient groups

Hydrogen peroxide 9.5% bleaching using a tray with reservoir.

Active Comparator group

Description:

. Alginate impressions of maxillary dental arches of patients will be taken to obtain casts and produce the customized trays. Reservoirs 1.5 mm thick will be created on the facial surfaces of anterior teeth, including the first premolars in the arches, applying a light-cured resin on the casts. The resin layer thickness will be standardized using a thickness gauge (1.5 mm thickness). Then, customized trays will be fabricated with 1.5 mm-thick vinyl acetate sheets using the thermoforming process. Trays will be precisely trimmed completely involving tooth surface (1.5 mm incisal or occlusal to gingival margin), and the adaptation will be verified on the casts. The trays will be placed over teeth to verify the adaptation in the patients' mouth.

Treatment:

Procedure: Assessment of hydrogen peroxide levels in saliva using trays with reservoir.

Hydrogen peroxide 9.5% bleaching using a tray without reservoir.

Active Comparator group

Description:

Alginate impressions of maxillary dental arches of patients will be taken to obtain casts to produce the customized trays. Then, customized trays will be fabricated with no space for reservoir, with 0.9 mm-thick vinyl acetate sheets using the thermoforming process applying a light-cured resin on the casts. Trays will be precisely trimmed completely involving tooth surface (1 mm incisal or occlusal to gingival margin), and the adaptation will be verified on the casts. The trays will be placed over teeth to verify the adaptation in the participants' mouths.

Treatment:

Procedure: Assessment of hydrogen peroxide levels in saliva using trays without reservoir.