White diet: is it necessary during tooth whitening?

• Published in: Operative dentistry Vol. 40; no. 3; p. 235
• Main Authors: Matis, B A, Wang, G, Matis, J I, Cook, N B, Eckert, G J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2015
• Subjects: Coffee - adverse effects; Diet - adverse effects; Fruit - adverse effects; Humans; Surveys and Questionnaires; Tea - adverse effects; Tooth Bleaching - methods; Tooth Discoloration - etiology; Tooth Discoloration - prevention & control; Wine - adverse effects

Patients are sometimes blamed for a reduced effect of bleaching when they do not adhere to a dentist's prescribed white diet. This study aimed to determine whether a white diet is necessary by evaluating the effects of coffee, tea, wine, and dark fruits on the potential tooth whitening during t...