This study was conducted for clinical evaluation of the quality of different minimal-invasive treatment modalities and combination treatments in esthetics improvement of mild to moderate fluorosed teeth using two different evaluation methods.~Materials and Methods:~Materials used in this study were Opalustre™ (microabrasion paste of 6.6% hydrochloric acid and Silicon Carbide), Opalescence™ Boost™ PF 40% (in-office bleaching of 40% hydrogen peroxide) and MI-Paste Plus® (topical remineralizing tooth crème of casein phosphopeptide amorphous calcium fluoride phosphate).~One hundred and sixty fluorosed teeth were included in this study. Prior to the interventions, tooth color coordinates were clinically recorded by VITA Easyshade V based on CIE Lab color system as baseline records. After that teeth were randomly allocated in eight treatment protocols with twenty teeth (n=20) included in each protocol. Protocol one (P1) Opalescence™ boost™ PF 40%. Protocol two (P2) Opalustre™. Protocol three (P3) MI-Paste Plus®. In protocol four (P4) teeth were treated with Opalustre™ followed by Opalescence™ boost™ PF 40%. In protocol five (P5) Opalescence™ boost™ PF 40% was applied followed by MI-Paste Plus®, while in protocol six (P6) Opalustre™ was applied followed by MI-Paste Plus®. Whereas protocol seven (P7) teeth were treated with Opalustre™ followed by Opalescence™ boost™ PF 40% and lastly MI-Paste Plus®. Protocol eight (P8) control.~All teeth were evaluated immediately after treatment (T1), after 14 days (T2), after 3 months (T3) and after 6 months (T4). Color change was calculated from the formula ∆E=√((∆〖L)〗^2+(∆〖a)〗^2+〖(∆b)〗^2 ) , where ∆L, ∆a and ∆b were the difference between readings mean values at different evaluating times from the baseline readings. Photographs were taken; immediately after application (T1), after 14 days (T2), after 3 months (T3) and after 6 months (T4).~Data were collected, checked, revised and organized in tables and figures using Microsoft Excel 2016. Data were checked for normality using Kolmogorov-Smirnov at 0.05. ∆L, ∆a, ∆b, and ∆E were normally distributed (p>0.05) i.e. parametric data, two-way ANOVA was applied to test the interaction between different variables. ANOVA repeated measures were followed by Duncan multiple range tests (DMRTs) to compare between groups.
Background: Various treatment modalities are available to improve esthetics of fluorosed teeth based on its severity.~Aim: evaluate the clinical performance of different minimal invasive treatment protocols on mild to moderate fluorosed teeth.~Materials and Methods: Participants were randomly allocated in eight treatment protocols with twenty teeth (n=20) included in each protocol. (P1) Opalescence boost PF 40%. (P2) Opalustre. (P3) MI-Paste Plus. In (P4) teeth were treated with Opalustre + Opalescence boost PF 40%. In (P5) Opalescence boost PF 40% + MI-Paste Plus, while in (P6) Opalustre +MI-Paste Plus. Whereas (P7) Opalustre + Opalescence boost PF 40% + MI-Paste Plus. (P8) control. All teeth were evaluated for color change (∆E) immediately after treatment (T1), after 14 days (T2), after 3 months (T3) and after 6 months (T4).~Statistical analysis: Two-way ANOVA was applied to test the interaction between different variables. ANOVA repeated measures were followed by Duncan multiple range tests (DMRTs) to compare between groups.