Bleaching vs No bleaching (untreated control): Caries susceptibility, enamel demineralisation, erosion, or microhardness
- Population
- Permanent teeth or extracted human teeth with artificial lesions
- Intervention
- Bleaching
- Comparison
- No bleaching (untreated control)
- Outcome
- Caries susceptibility, enamel demineralisation, erosion, or microhardness
The laboratory studies did not find increased susceptibility to caries or enamel demineralisation, but no firm conclusions can be drawn because of high risk of bias.
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Home or in-office bleaching vs No bleaching Caries susceptibility, enamel demineralisation, erosion, or microhardness · Permanent teeth or extracted human teeth with artificial lesions · Varied or not stated, laboratory setting The laboratory studies did not find increased susceptibility to caries or enamel demineralisation, but no firm conclusions can be drawn because of high risk of bias. Is Bleaching Effective in Managing Post-orthodontic White-spot Lesions? A Systematic Review. (2020) All outcomes | no estimate extracted | 5 studies | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Is Bleaching Effective in Managing Post-orthodontic White-spot Lesions? A Systematic Review. 2020 All outcomes | 2018-07-01 | 15 | Low / Critically Low |
Studies behind the findings
The primary studies the full-text reviews tie to this outcome. Reviews with headline outcomes only do not list them here.
- Role of fluoridated carbamide peroxide whitening gel in the remineralization of demineralized enamel: An in vitro study. · 2014 · included by 1 of these review
- Effects of the Addition of Fluoride and Calcium to Low-Concentrated Carbamide Peroxide Agents on the Enamel Surface and Subsurface · 2011 · included by 1 of these review
- Remineralization Potential of a Fluoridated Carbamide Peroxide Whitening Gel · 2006 · included by 1 of these review
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.