Journal of Dentistry
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 457-466 , June 2007

Effects of elevated hydrogen peroxide ‘strip’ bleaching on surface and subsurface enamel including subsurface histomorphology, micro-chemical composition and fluorescence changes

  • Hermann Götz

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Applied Structure and Microanalysis, Medical Faculty, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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  • Heinz Duschner

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Applied Structure and Microanalysis, Medical Faculty, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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  • Donald J. White

      Affiliations

    • Procter and Gamble, Mason Business Center, Mason, OH, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Mason Business Center, The Procter and Gamble Company, 8700 Mason Montgomery Road, Mason, OH 45040, USA. Tel.: +1 513 622 2205; fax: +1 513 622 0413.
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  • Malgorzata A. Klukowska

      Affiliations

    • Procter and Gamble, Mason Business Center, Mason, OH, USA

Received 14 November 2006 ,Revised 26 December 2006 ,Accepted 3 January 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2007.01.004

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 457-466 , June 2007

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