Grobler, Sias RenierMajeed, AbdulHayward, RocheRossouw, RoelofMoola, Mohamad H.van Wyk Kotze, Theuns2013-05-022013-05-022011Grobler, S.R., et al. (2011). A clinical study of the effectiveness of two different 10% carbamide peroxide bleaching products: a 6-Month followup. International Journal of Dentistry, 1-51687-8736http://hdl.handle.net/10566/587The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of two different 10% carbamide peroxide bleaching products just after treatment and after a 6-month follow-up period. Methods. Two 10% carbamide peroxide products (Opalescence PF andNiteWhite ACP) were applied nightly for 14 days, according to the manufacturers’ instructions. The color of teeth 11 and 21 of thirty-four subjects having A2 or darker teeth were measured with a spectrophotometer (L∗; a∗; b∗) before treatment, just after treatment (14 days) and after 6 months. Results and Conclusions. Both products produced significant whitening of teeth with total color change (ΔE∗ ab) of approximately 5.20 units. There was a significant improvement in all 3 color coordinates (L∗, a∗, and b∗) for up to 6 months postbleaching (P < .05). Nite White showed a higher degree of relapse (27%) than Opalescence (18%) over the 6-month period. It is suggested that rebleaching after 6 months is not necessaryen© 2011 S. R. Grobler, et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.CarbamidePeroxideBleaching productsArticle