THE CHEMISTRY AND MECHANISMS OF EXTRINSIC AND INTRINSIC DISCOLORATION

Authors
NATHOO SA
Citation
Sa. Nathoo, THE CHEMISTRY AND MECHANISMS OF EXTRINSIC AND INTRINSIC DISCOLORATION, The Journal of the American Dental Association, 128, 1997, pp. 6-10
Citations number
34
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
The Journal of the American Dental Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
00028177
Volume
128
Year of publication
1997
Supplement
S
Pages
6 - 10
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-8177(1997)128:<6:TCAMOE>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
The literature on the methods of removing dental stain and whitening t eeth is extensive, By comparison, little has been published on the che mical mechanisms that cause dental discolorations, This article propos es a classification for extrinsic dental stain and describes the chemi cal mechanisms involved in causing tooth discolorations, It also discu sses the current theories of the chemistry of stain removal processes.