Tetracycline-stained teeth: how do we treat?

Authors

  • Maria Cecíia Guimarães Lima PINTO
  • Gabriela Queiroz de Melo MONTEIRO
  • Pollyana Rabelo Borba CARVALHO
  • Guebler Florencio Bezerra de MELO
  • Cláudio Heliomar Vicente da SILVA UFPE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/2177-0018.7640

Keywords:

Dental esthetics, Hydrogen peroxide, Tetracycline, Teeth bleaching

Abstract

Dental discolorations caused by drugs like tetracycline usually result in a unpleasant smi¬le. Such change causes embarrassment and even some kind of discomfort to patients; it also worries dentists which are always sear¬ching for more conservative and inexpensive treatments, in order to supply the expectations of patients that wish to have a healthy and bri¬ght smile. Non-invasive tecniques, like blea¬ching with chemical agents and invasive tecni¬ques like restorative procedures are some al-ternative. The purpose of this study is to revi¬ew the literature about the tetracycline me¬chanism and its side-effects in teeth, as well as to discuss the possibilities of color reverse in tetracycline-stained teeth using case report.

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Author Biographies

Maria Cecíia Guimarães Lima PINTO

Cirurgiã-dentista Especialista em Dentística

Gabriela Queiroz de Melo MONTEIRO

Cirurgiã-dentista Especialista em Dentística

Pollyana Rabelo Borba CARVALHO

Cirurgiã-dentista Especialista em Dentística

Guebler Florencio Bezerra de MELO

Cirurgião-Dentista graduado pela UFPE

Cláudio Heliomar Vicente da SILVA, UFPE

Professor Adjunto Doutor de Dentística da UFPE

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Published

2005-01-26

How to Cite

PINTO, M. C. G. L., MONTEIRO, G. Q. de M., CARVALHO, P. R. B., MELO, G. F. B. de, & SILVA, C. H. V. da. (2005). Tetracycline-stained teeth: how do we treat?. Revista Da Faculdade De Odontologia De Porto Alegre, 46(1), 54–58. https://doi.org/10.22456/2177-0018.7640

Issue

Vol. 46 No. 1 (2005)

Section

Original articles

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