Whitening toothpastes: a review of the literature. | Semantic Scholar (2024)

In-office bleaching using peroxides is effective, but side effects like tooth sensitivity or a damage of the natural organic matrix of enamel and dentin may occur.

The results suggest that this dentifrice may have stain-prevention activity that persists following cessation of product use, and such activity would need to be confirmed with further studies.

The desire of individuals to have whiter teeth increases the interest in tooth whitening products, and in vitro study the whitening effect of hydrogen peroxide, blue covarine and active charcoal containing whitening toothpastes on human teeth found them to have the same effect.

In vitro study of the whitening effect of hydrogen peroxide, blue covarine and active charcoal containing whitening toothpastes on human teeth found that Activated charcoal containing toothpaste showed moreWhitening effect after 28 days of use than hydrogen perox, blue Covarine and traditional toothpaste.

The greatest whitening performance after continuous use was obtained by WAD, followed by LWA and 3DW, and microbead abrasives (3DW) and blue covarine (WAD) were the active technology tested that presented the best global tooth Whitening performance.

It can be concluded that toothpastes containing blue covarine can lead to an improvement in teeth color after 2 weeks of use.

The evidence from this systematic review suggests that bleaching dentifrices have potential in tooth whitening, however, it is important to analyze tooth surface and color changes when performing home bleaching.

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The White System toothpaste was shown to be more effective in stain removal and prevention than a standard silica toothpaste and enhanced tooth-whitening benefits did not give rise to a concomitant statistically significant increase in the level of wear to enamel.

Current knowledge with respect to the epidemiology of abrasive lesions and the evidence for the role of toothpastes and toothbrushes in their aetiology is reviewed, suggesting that, under normal use, tooth brushing with toothpaste will cause limited wear of dentine in a lifetime's use.

In vitro and in vivo studies confirm the efficacy of this whitening approach in a silica based whitening toothpaste containing blue covarine, and this toothpaste has been shown not to have an undue degree of abrasivity to enamel or dentine compared to other relevant commercially available products, and is an efficacious source of fluoride.

A new whitening dentifrice delivering 1.0% hydrogen peroxide, 0.243% sodium fluoride, and sodium tripolyphosphate in a high-cleaning silica base has significant efficacy in tooth whitening and extrinsic tooth stain removal, and provides a statistically significantly greater level of efficacy for both tooth Whitening and Extrinsic Tooth Stain removal than the commercially available Positive Control Dentifrice.

The enhanced whitening effect of toothpaste did not give a clinically relevant level of wear to enamel or a significant increase in dentine wear compared to marketed non-whitening toothpaste formulations, as shown by using an in situ type model with ex vivo brushing.

The objective of this double-blind clinical study was to investigate the tooth whitening efficacy of a variation in formula of a commercially available dentifrice (Colgate Total Toothpaste), which was the addition of high cleaning silica to the existing formulation.

Only a small number of the whitening toothpaste products have good chemical Stain removal potential; the majority are unlikely to achieve their claimed benefits through chemical stain removal.

The studies show that the new whitening toothpaste is effective in extrinsic stain removal, has an efficacious fluoride source and does not have an undue degree of abrasivity to enamel or dentine compared to other relevant commercially available products.

It is concluded that toothpaste containing hydroxyapatite are effective at whitening tooth and that whitening was not due to their polishing effect on tooth surface.

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