The Oral Well being Group journal has simply printed an article titled ‘A Novel House-Care Whitening’ in its newest July 2024 situation.
Written by skilled dental educator and RDH Martha Szczepulski, the article evaluations the newest arrival available on the market of PAP home-care whitening (e.g., Smilepen), a brand new various to peroxide-based whitenings that provides a painless but equally efficient expertise.
The article concludes that;
“A current breakthrough in home-care whitening, phthalimidoperoxycaproic acid (PAP), is revolutionizing residence whitening consolation, providing superior security and effectiveness.
The highlighted laboratory research reveal that PAP+ tooth whitening gel doesn’t trigger enamel erosion or decreased floor microhardness, which is notably completely different from the enamel softening and degradation noticed with Hydrogen Peroxide and Carbamide Peroxide bleaching gels. PAP+ gel’s efficacy in destaining polyphenol stains is clearly superior when in comparison with a 6% HP gel. PAP+ gel functions have been in a position to whiten the tooth shade by about eight shades, based on the VITA® Bleachedguide scale.”