| dc.contributor.advisor | Grobler, Sias R | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Moola, Mohamed Hanif | |
| dc.contributor.author | Majeed, Abdul | |
| dc.contributor.other | | |
| dc.contributor.other | Faculty of Dentistry | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-08-02T13:19:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011/10/28 10:29 | |
| dc.date.available | 2011/10/28 | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-08-02T13:19:22Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11394/1787 | |
| dc.description | Philosophiae Doctor - PhD | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Tooth-whitening or tooth-bleaching has become an integral part of modern dental practice. Today, a large number of whitening products are available on the market which are commonly categorized into dentist-supervised home bleaching, in-office bleaching and over-the-counter bleaching products according to their mode of application. This thesis looks into safety and efficacy of various tooth-whitening products and methods. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of the Western Cape | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tooth whitening | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tooth bleaching | en_US |
| dc.subject | Hydrogen peroxide | en_US |
| dc.subject | Carbamide peroxide | en_US |
| dc.subject | Sodium chlorite | en_US |
| dc.subject | Microhardness | en_US |
| dc.subject | Enamel | en_US |
| dc.subject | Spectrophotometer | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tooth colour | en_US |
| dc.subject | CIE L*a*b* | en_US |
| dc.subject | Clinical study | en_US |
| dc.subject | Dentist-supervised home bleaching | en_US |
| dc.subject | In-office bleaching | en_US |
| dc.subject | Over-the-counter bleaching | en_US |
| dc.title | Efficacy and safety of various tooth-whitening products, with special reference to the three dimensional colour space (L*a*b*) measurements and the microhardness tests | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.rights.holder | University of the Western Cape | en_US |
| dc.description.country | South Africa | |
