dc.contributor.author | Dienya, Joseph Tom | |
dc.contributor.author | Bishar, Alasow Kassim | |
dc.contributor.author | Lesan, Wilfred | |
dc.contributor.author | Kyale, Kisumbi Bernina | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-04-19T05:58:53Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-04-19T05:58:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Kenya Dental Association | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/16376 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: To remove or modify fluorotic enamel stains using a combined chemical micro-abrasion and bleaching technique. Design: An in-vivo study was carried out. A sample of 21 participants was randomly selected from patients presenting with brown staining due to flourosis as the chief complaint. Eighty nine teeth were selected based on the Thylstrup-Fejerskov Index [TFI] with a score of 4 as the acceptable maximum. Only upper anterior teeth were included in the study. Setting: The study was undertaken at the University Of Nairobi Dental Hospital, Kenya. Subjects: Patients with an expressed need for treatment of their discoloured teeth who consented to a clearly demonstrated treatment procedure constituted the sample. Results: Enamel discolouration was removed or modified yielding a uniform colour and lustre depending on the initial depth of the stain. All patients appreciated the colour change. Conclusion: A combined chemical micro-abrasion and bleaching technique is a feasible treatment modality in selected cases of enamel fluorosis. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Vol. 1(1) : 24-28.; | |
dc.title | Combined chemical micro-abrasion and bleaching technique in the management of enamel flourotic stains | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi | en |