Estudio in vitro sobre el efecto pigmentante del café y vino sobre el esmalte de los dientes que han sido tratados con pasta dental blanqueadoras.

Abstract

Introduction: Tooth pigmentation caused by coffee and wine drinks is a problem that has affected people over the years. The use of whitening toothpastes is a method that can be used to have a protective effect on the enamel of the teeth and take care that the color of the tooth does not vary so much. Objective: To evaluate and determine the pigmenting effect of coffee and wine on the enamel of teeth that have been treated with whitening toothpaste. Materials and methods: It is an in vitro experimental analytical study investigation where a number of 70 dental pieces were used between healthy premolars and molars extracted for periodontal disease and orthodontic purposes where they were cleaned with ultrasound and pumice stone, after starting with the shade taking using a vita colorimeter and subsequent tooth brushing using Colgate luminus White, oral B 3D, and sensodyne toothpastes; to later be submerged in wine and coffee. Results: considering the time at 8 and 15 days, the Oral B 3D White and Sensodyne creams have a greater protective effect on color stability, but at 21 days there are no differences between the creams, evidencing all with less protective effect for pigmented drinks such as coffee and red wine. Conclusion: it was possible to determine in this study that the whitening toothpastes that were used have a protective effect on the enamel of the teeth from 8 to 15 days, instead at 21 days they present variation in their tonality.