Metamorphosing Smiles Through Esthetic Vital Bleaching: A Twin Case Report

Overview

Journal Cureus

Specialty Biomedical Engineering

Date 2024 Jul 22

PMID 39036145

Authors

Swayangprabha Sarangi

Manoj Chandak

Aditya Patel

Mrinal Nadgouda

Palak Hirani

Kapil M Naladkar

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Abstract

Patients have been recently observed to have undergone a noticeable increase in the concern over tooth discoloration making it a common cosmetic issue. This cumulative number of visits to dental experts is in search of ways to whiten their teeth because they desire to improve their looks. Often, the desire for a brighter smile is associated with health and beauty perceptions. Thus, patients tend to go after what they think is the perfect form of an unflawed grin. Diverse treatment modalities exist for tooth discolorations, such as composite laminate and veneers, porcelain veneers, and partial crowns. Amongst these options, bleaching, therefore, appears to be a conservative manner of dealing with teeth discoloration. This twin case report shows that discoloration can be managed best through bleaching using McInnes solution, resulting in good outcomes. Using McInnes solution instead makes bleaching an affordable and conservative technique for removing stains.

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