Current Issues in Tooth Bleaching

Dr. Van Haywood continues our tooth bleaching discussion. He explains theories about and treatments for bleaching sensitivity, the effects of bleaching lights, carbamide peroxide vs. hydrogen peroxide and bleaching tetracycline stains. Dr. Van Haywood is a Professor at the School of Dentistry at the Medical College of Georgia. Dr. Haywood co-authored the first publication in the world on nightguard vital bleaching with carbamide peroxide and has completed extensive research on bleaching tetracycline stains.