Carbamide peroxide produced by the action of Urea with hydrogen peroxide is also known as Urea peroxide. It acts as an oxidizing agent. It is a white powder crystalline in nature and releases oxygen, when it comes in contact with water.
Preference of Dental Practitioners:
Carbamide peroxide is routinely used in practice of Cosmetic Dentistry as a bleaching agent. The active ingredient is hydrogen peroxide, whose role is to cause oxidization of inter-prismatic and extrinsic staining within tooth enamel and external surface of teeth.
There are many ways of making application of the peroxide gel to the teeth, which can be as night guard applying at home or in-surgery application. The quality of whitening result produced is related to the concentration in the gel and duration for which the peroxide gel is kept applied.
Varieties of Peroxide Preparations:
There are a number of peroxide preparations available in the market for different uses. 6.5 % concentration solution is used to loosen the wax in the ear and 10 % concentration of peroxide in glycerol is used for treating of ulcers of mouth.
The 35 % Carbamide peroxide gel is available in a kit containing 10 cc of gel along with 2 thermoforming mouth trays and the instructions how to use. The Carbamide 35 % gel is very fast acting as compared to other lower concentration gels. The Gel has a stabilized pH balance and it does not contain harmful acids or abrasives causing injury to the teeth or gums. The teeth whitener products being sold over the counter have 6 % of hydrogen peroxide, which has very poor and unsatisfactory results.
Revolution in Teeth Whitening:
Availability of high concentration of 35 % teeth whitening products has revolutionized the at home teeth whitening activity. These preparations cause less sensitivity to hot and cold, touching of teeth and there is increased resistance to dental caries formation.
The sensitivity of the teeth takes place, when the enamel gets eroded or by receding of the gums, as a result of which there is exposure of tiny pores or tube like structures not visible to naked eye. These pores are directly linked to the tooth nerves located inside the tooth.
Thus the affected nerves cause sensitivity or pain of the tooth. One is required to do re-mineralisation of tooth by use of Calcium phosphate preparations. The Calcium phosphate does repairing of the teeth, by reaching the site, where there is damage by dispersion, thus cavities of teeth in early stages can be corrected.
Causes of Teeth Staining:
There are a number of causes of teeth getting discolored. The very common being related to one’s genetic build up, aging, use of staining stuffs like: smoking, drinking coffee/tea and colas, using tetracycline an antibiotic known to cause staining, use of excess fluoride and presence of old fillings. Use of a Teeth whitener toothpaste helps in removing external stains on teeth also known as extrinsic staining.
One is required to make use of bleaching gels of Carbamide peroxide to get satisfactory results. The remarkable results are visible just after 4-5 applications. Careful use of gel by not overfilling the tray does not cause sensitization of teeth or other discomforts.
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