Novel Home-Care-Whitening
The Oral Health Group journal has just published an article titled 'A Novel Home-Care Whitening' in its latest July 2024 issue.
Written by professional dental educator and RDH Martha Szczepulski, the article reviews the most recent arrival on the market of PAP home-care whitening (e.g., Smilepen), a new alternative to peroxide-based whitenings that offers a painless yet equally effective experience.
The article concludes that;
"A recent breakthrough in home-care whitening, phthalimidoperoxycaproic acid (PAP), is revolutionizing home whitening comfort, offering superior safety and effectiveness.
The highlighted laboratory studies reveal that PAP+ tooth whitening gel does not cause enamel erosion or decreased surface microhardness, which is notably different from the enamel softening and degradation observed with Hydrogen Peroxide and Carbamide Peroxide bleaching gels. PAP+ gel’s efficacy in destaining polyphenol stains is clearly superior when compared to a 6% HP gel. PAP+ gel applications were able to whiten the tooth shade by about eight shades, according to the VITA® Bleachedguide scale."