A Spectrophotometric Study on Light Attenuation Properties of Dental Bleaching Gels: Potential Relevance to Irradiation Parameters

• Main Authors: Eugenia Anagnostaki (Author), Valina Mylona (Author), Kyriaki Kosma (Author), Steven Parker (Author), Marianna Chala (Author), Mark Cronshaw (Author), Vasilis Dimitriou (Author), Michael Tatarakis (Author), Nektarios Papadogiannis (Author), Edward Lynch (Author), Martin Grootveld (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: During in-office bleaching, appropriate light sources are applied in order to enhance the activity of the bleaching gels applied onto teeth. For this method to be effective, a high absorption of light within the gel is necessary. Variation in the light attenuation capability of the gel,...