Safety controversies in tooth bleaching

Dental Clinics of North America

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 255-263

  Li, Yiming ^a,b  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Peroxide; Safety; Tooth bleaching; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953313034     PISSN: 00118532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2011.01.003     Document Type: Review

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