Abstract

Nowadays the clinician is faced with the difficult challenge of managing discolorations sometimes quite severe. Currently we can use extremely predictable techniques of vital dental bleaching, allowing sometimes to avoid the covering discolored elements, achieving excellent results in terms of aesthetics and durability. The choice of extremely versatile products, together with the use of appropriate techniques, facilitates the clinician in cases of discoloration of medium severity; moreover, dental bleaching procedures are able to influence oral hygiene among different generations of patients. In addition, in more complex aesthetic situations, it is possible to combine bleaching using high-performance direct and indirect procedures, however using minimally invasive procedures.

Learning Objectives

• Discuss the classification of tooth discolorations.
• Explain the types of vital bleaching procedures and the materials used in each approach.
• Explore the influence of bleaching treatments on oral hygiene practices, including potential benefits and risks.
• Explain the integration of vital bleaching techniques with direct adhesive procedures.
• Discuss the application of vital bleaching methods in conjunction with indirect adhesive procedures.

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