Current Status and Future Prospects In Managing Discoloured Teeth – A Review And Case Report

Abstract

Tooth discoloration involves a wide range of treatment protocols for clinicians and patients in order to achieve an aesthetic result. Management of tooth discoloration may be interdisciplinary and involves both vital and nonvital teeth. Prosthodontic treatments are more invasive and involve loss of tooth structure as well as a life cycle of further treatment in the future.Vital teeth can be easily treated with low-concentration hydrogen peroxide products safely and effectively using an external approach and trays. For endodontically treated teeth, the walking bleach technique with hydrogen-releasing peroxide products is widespread. However, there is an association between external cervical root resorption with higher concentrations of hydrogen peroxide of 30%–35%. In this article, a brief reviewof managing tooth discoloration and a case report of nonvital bleaching will be discussed.