Teeth Whitening Study Guide 2026
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📚 Teeth Whitening Topics to Study (21)
✍️ Sample Teeth Whitening Questions & Answers
1. What is the 'white diet' recommended immediately after a professional whitening treatment?
The white diet restricts chromogen-rich foods (coffee, tea, berries, red wine) for 24–48 hours while enamel is most porous and susceptible to re-staining.
2. What is the most commonly reported side effect of teeth whitening?
Transient temperature sensitivity is reported by up to 65–78% of patients and typically resolves within a few days of completing treatment.
3. Which professional treatment is often recommended AFTER whitening for patients with exposed root surfaces?
Exposed cementum lacks the protective enamel layer and is highly sensitive after whitening; fluoride varnish occludes tubules and provides a protective mineral coating.
4. Carbamide peroxide breaks down into which two compounds when applied to teeth?
Carbamide peroxide decomposes into hydrogen peroxide (the active bleaching agent) and urea, which acts as a stabilizer.
5. A patient with a known allergy to peroxide should use which type of whitening alternative?
PAP is a non-peroxide oxidizing whitening agent used in some modern products designed for patients who cannot tolerate hydrogen or carbamide peroxide.
6. What does PAP stand for in the context of newer non-peroxide whitening formulas?
PAP (phthalimidoperoxycaproic acid) is a peroxide-free oxidizing agent used in some whitening products claimed to cause less sensitivity.