Question · asked by 1 review

6% HP strip vs 10% CP gel in tray: Tooth whitening - reported by the patient

Population
Adults (>=18 years) undergoing home-based bleaching (including tetracycline- and smoking-stained teeth, any baseline shade)
Intervention
6% HP strip
Comparison
10% CP gel in tray
Outcome
Tooth whitening - reported by the patient

6% HP strip showed no clear difference in tooth whitening - reported by the patient compared with 10% CP gel in tray; GRADE not reported.

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6% HP strip vs 10% CP gel in tray
Tooth whitening - reported by the patient · Adults (>=18 years) undergoing home-based bleaching (including tetracycline- and smoking-stained teeth, any baseline…
6% HP strip showed no clear difference in tooth whitening - reported by the patient compared with 10% CP gel in tray; GRADE not reported.
Home‐based chemically‐induced whitening (bleaching) of teeth in adults (2018) · Cochrane All outcomes
MD -0.41 [-2.05, 1.23]1 study · 43 participantsGRADE not reported

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Home‐based chemically‐induced whitening (bleaching) of teeth in adults
2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
2018-06Not listedNot assessed
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