Walshaw, E.G., Kandiah, P. and Rodd, H. (2019) A trilogy of tragedies - paediatric dental tooth whitening. British Dental Journal, 227 (11). pp. 959-960. ISSN 0007-0610
Abstract
Dental tooth whitening is used throughout the United Kingdom for patients who have aesthetic concerns regarding the colour of their teeth. Up until recent months it was also frequently used for paediatric patients with enamel opacities of cosmetic concern and discoloured non-vital anterior teeth. This safe and effective treatment option is now not available to paediatric dental patients due to changes in indemnity cover, and we demonstrate three cases from our department where dental whitening was the most appropriate treatment option. By removing this treatment option for selected paediatric patients, we are concerned that more destructive and less effective treatments may be performed with short- and long-term detriment to their oral health. Furthermore, failure to provide any treatment may negatively affect children's quality of life and psychological well-being.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 The Authors. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in the British Dental Journal volume. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Child; Esthetics, Dental; Humans; Quality of Life; Tooth; Tooth Bleaching; United Kingdom |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Clinical Dentistry (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 06 Jan 2020 13:54 |
Last Modified: | 13 Jun 2020 00:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Nature |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1038/s41415-019-0950-y |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:154988 |