Abstract

LAMAS, César; ALVARADO-MENACHO, Sergio  and  ANGULO, Giselle. Staining in dental bleaching by tetracyclines : case report. Odontol. Clín.-Cient. (Online) [online]. 2013, vol.12, n.1, pp. 77-80. ISSN 1677-3888.

The management of patients with stains by tetracycline is complicated depending on the degree of stain that each patient presents when attending These situations may occur and the professional should be properly prepared to handle these cases. Several kinds of alternatives of treatment depending on the complexity of the case have been described in the literature. This article presents an option to treatment in a clinical case. The objective was to improve the teeth esthetic performing about a procedure of dental bleaching with buckets. The results were satisfactory for the patient because the stains were quite mitigated and this gave the patient an esthetic smile. It can be concluded that the proper handling of whitening or bleaching gels offer an effective alternative in the resolution of such cases.

Keywords : External bleaching; Staining by tetracyclines; Carbamide Peroxide.