THE NEED FOR COMPREHENSIVE PREVENTION OF HYPERESTHESIA AFTER THE TEETH WHITENING PROCEDURE

Abstract

Relevance: people's need for teeth whitening is growing every year. At the same time, during various bleaching procedures, changes in the structure of the surface of the teeth may occur and as a result, there is an increased sensitivity (hyperesthesia) of the teeth, which in some cases leads to the rejection of bleaching. At the same time, there is little data in the scientific literature today about the features of hyperesthesia after teeth whitening, in particular about the ratio of hypersensitivity to various factors (chemical, thermal, mechanical). Also, the predominance of dental hyperesthesia, depending on their localization, has not been studied. Purpose: to analyze the features of hyperesthesia after teeth whitening. Methodology. In this study, using the index of the intensity and prevalence of hyperesthesia, the features of hyperesthesia after teeth whitening were analyzed in 100 patients. For the study, patients with the enamel color of the red-brown group A (Vita Classic), namely to the colors A2 and A3, were selected.All patients underwent chemical teeth whitening using the Opalescence Boost PF whitening system. Comparison and analysis of the results of the conducted study were performed in the IBM SPSS Statistics 23 program. The Student's t-test was used to assess the statistical significance of the differences between the samples. The differences were considered statistically significant at p < 0.05. Result. As a result, it was revealed that hyperesthesia after bleaching prevailed in the frontal part of the lower jaw teeth. Hyperesthesia of teeth after bleaching was characterized by a generalized form and tended to decrease in intensity after 2 weeks. At the same time, the reaction to stimuli was preserved. Conclusions. The above dictates the need for comprehensive prevention of hyperesthesia after the teeth whitening procedure.