Clareamento dental associado ao tratamento ortodôntico

Abstract

Dentistry has changed a lot in recent times, due in part to new demands from patients and a greater appreciation for aesthetics. It is up to the Dental Surgeon to follow new trends and keep themselves up to date. This work aims to perform a literature review about the interrelationship of simultaneous treatments between tooth whitening and orthodontic treatment. The search was conducted through the electronic databases of the Bibliographic Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), via PubMed, Portal Periódicos - CAPES and Virtual Health Library (VHL), articles from the last five years in Portuguese and English were selected. The search for a white and aligned smile is growing more and more and the combination of simultaneous treatments may be a possibility. Performing a tooth whitening therapy during orthodontic treatment is not necessary, however, it can be an alternative to motivate and decrease the cases of discontinuation of the long treatment, although the effect of this practice needs further studies.