Baba Farid University Dental Journal

  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 1

Carbamide Peroxide Effect on Surface Morphology and Microhardness of Human Enamel: An In Vitro Study

  • Author:
  • Nitin B Rohatgi, S. Ram Pujari, Sukesh Kumar, Tarun Kumar
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 17 to 22

Online published on 1 May, 2012.

Abstract

Smile plays an important role in ones personality, Bleaching of teeth is a conservative, safe, and an economical aesthetic procedure, Various concentration of carbamide peroxide are being used for bleaching procedures still there are concerns regarding tooth weakening and alteration of surface morphology. This study has been undertaken to evaluate the effect of 10% and 15% carbamide peroxide on hardness and surface morphology of human enamel.

Keywords

Bleaching, Carbamide Peroxide, Vickers Hardness Number