| Clinical Evaluation of Different Minimal Invasive Treatment Modalities of Mild to Moderate Dental Fluorosis Using A Visual Analog Scale |
| Paper ID : 1035-YRC2022 |
| Authors |
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mostafa nasser youssef *, Amr Faisal Ghoniem, Enas Elddamony, Ahmed Abo elezz Suez canal university |
| Abstract |
| Introduction: Dental fluorosis is a chronic condition of enamel hypomineralization resulted from excessive ingestion of fluoride during tooth development. Different treatment protocols were used to improve esthetic appearance of fluorosed teeth. Patients and Methods: Participants were randomly assigned in 8 treatment protocols with 20 teeth each(n=20).(P1) In-office bleaching. (P2) Microabrasion. (P3) Remineralization. In (P4) teeth were treated with Microabrasion and In-office bleaching. In (P5) In-office bleaching and remineralization, while in (P6) Microabrasion and remineralization. Whereas (P7) Microabrasion + in-office bleaching and remineralization. (P8) control. Patient satisfaction was gauged using a visual analog scale (VAS) at 4 different time points; immediately after application (T1), 14 days later (T2), 3 months later (T3), and 6 months later (T4). Results: All treatment protocols showed significant difference over control group at all evaluation times. Regarding treatment protocol, the highest patient satisfaction was recorded in P4 and P7. The lowest patient satisfaction was recorded in P3. Conclusion: The combined treatment protocol of microabrasion + in-office bleaching provided the highest “patient satisfaction" in treating mild to moderate fluorosed teeth regardless of remineralization. |
| Keywords |
| Dental fluorosis, In-office Bleaching, Microabrasion, CPP-ACFP, VAS |
| Status: Accepted (Oral Presentation) |
