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Descriptor English: Tooth Bleaching
Descriptor Spanish: Blanqueamiento de Dientes
Descriptor blanqueamiento de dientes
Entry term(s) blanqueo de dientes
blanqueo dental
Scope note: Uso de agentes químicos oxidantes (a veces en combinación con calor) para aclarar las manchas de los dientes. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p34)
Descriptor Portuguese: Clareamento Dental
Descriptor French: Blanchiment dentaire
Entry term(s): Bleaching, Teeth
Bleaching, Tooth
Teeth Bleaching
Teeth Whitening
Tooth Whitening
Whitening, Teeth
Whitening, Tooth
Tree number(s): E06.420.750
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014073
Scope note: The use of a chemical oxidizing agent to whiten TEETH. In some procedures the oxidation process is activated by the use of heat or light.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Previous Indexing: Mottled Enamel/therapy (1966-1970)
Root Canal Therapy (1966-1970)
Tooth Discoloration/therapy (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note: 72
History Note: 72(71)
Related: Tooth Bleaching Agents MeSH
DeCS ID: 14464
Unique ID: D014073
NLM Classification: WU 166
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1972/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2010/06/25
Tooth Bleaching - Preferred
Concept UI M0021671
Scope note The use of a chemical oxidizing agent to whiten TEETH. In some procedures the oxidation process is activated by the use of heat or light.
Preferred term Tooth Bleaching
Entry term(s) Bleaching, Teeth
Bleaching, Tooth
Teeth Bleaching
Teeth Whitening
Tooth Whitening
Whitening, Teeth
Whitening, Tooth



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