In vivo evaluation of the genotoxicity and oxidative damage in individuals exposed to 10% hydrogen peroxide whitening strips.

José Francisco Del Real GarcíaFausto Rubén Saldaña-VelascoSusana Vanessa Sánchez-de la RosaYveth Marlene Ortiz-GarcíaGabriela Morales-VelazquezBelinda Claudia Gómez-MedaGuillermo Moisés Zúñiga-GonzálezMaría Guadalupe Sánchez-ParadaAna Lourdes Zamora-Perez

Published in: Clinical oral investigations (2018)

Hydrogen peroxide is the active agent of tooth whitening and this compound induced DNA damage. Individuals exposed to whitening strips with 10% hydrogen peroxide exhibit increased genotoxic and oxidative damage. Therefore, self-application of bleaching agents should be handled carefully since it could be a risk to human health.

Keyphrases

hydrogen peroxide
human health
dna damage
risk assessment
nitric oxide
climate change
oxidative stress
high glucose
diabetic rats
dna repair