Clinical Evaluation of Color-Adjusting Composite Resin Following In-Office Dental Bleaching

Summary

One challenge faced by dental professionals is that, unlike natural tooth structure, composite restorations do not lighten when exposed to bleaching agents. As a result, functional restorations may need replacement after bleaching to match the newly whitened teeth. However, replacing a composite restoration can lead to unnecessary removal of tooth structure, potentially weakening the tooth and increasing its susceptibility to further iatrogenic damage. This study will investigate the ability of Omnichroma restorations to shade-match tooth structure after bleaching. The null hypotheses will be: 1. Single-shade RBC will not exhibit similar shade and optical behavior to conventional RBC across all anterior restorations following bleaching. 2. Patient satisfaction regarding color blending between the restoration and tooth structure will not differ according to the type of material used. 3. Dentist satisfaction regarding color blending between the restoration and tooth structure will not differ according to the type of material used.

Timeline

Start

2025-03-10

Primary completion

2026-05-01

Completion

2026-08-01

Publications

• Background Villarroel M, Fahl N, De Sousa AM, De Oliveira OB Jr. Direct esthetic restorations based on translucency and opacity of composite resins. J Esthet Restor Dent. 2011 Apr;23(2):73-87. doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8240.2010.00392.x. Epub 2011 Feb 25.
• Background Hafez R, Ahmed D, Yousry M, El-Badrawy W, El-Mowafy O. Effect of in-office bleaching on color and surface roughness of composite restoratives. Eur J Dent. 2010 Apr;4(2):118-27.
• Background Forabosco E, Consolo U, Mazzitelli C, Kaleci S, Generali L, Checchi V. Effect of bleaching on the color match of single-shade resin composites. J Oral Sci. 2023 Oct 1;65(4):232-236. doi: 10.2334/josnusd.23-0159. Epub 2023 Aug 3.
• Background AlHabdan A, AlShamrani A, AlHumaidan R, AlFehaid A, Eisa S. Color Matching of Universal Shade Resin-Based Composite with Natural Teeth and Its Stability before and after In-Office Bleaching. Int J Biomater. 2022 Oct 26;2022:8420890. doi: 10.1155/2022/8420890. eCollection 2022.

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