Minimum Intervention in Managing Two Cases of Tetracycline Staining of Different Severity

Matheel Z Al-Rawas; Beh Yew Hin; Yanti Johari; Zuryati Ab-Ghani; Adam Husein

doi:10.7759/cureus.21289

Minimum Intervention in Managing Two Cases of Tetracycline Staining of Different Severity

Cureus. 2022 Jan 16;14(1):e21289. doi: 10.7759/cureus.21289. eCollection 2022 Jan.

Authors

Matheel Z Al-Rawas^{1

2}, Beh Yew Hin^{3

1}, Yanti Johari^{1

2}, Zuryati Ab-Ghani^{1

2}, Adam Husein^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Prosthodontics Unit, School of Dental Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, MYS.
² Prosthodontics Unit, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, MYS.
³ Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, MYS.

Abstract

Patient dissatisfaction with tooth discoloration as a result of tetracycline therapy is not uncommon. To address patients' aesthetic demands, conservative bleaching treatments were considered before more invasive, irreversible treatments such as dental veneers or crowns. Bleaching is a relatively non-invasive, safe, and cost-effective method of achieving a desirable result. However, due to many limiting variables, including the extended duration of active bleaching, tetracycline-stained teeth are one of the most challenging cases to obtain satisfactory bleaching outcomes. This clinical report presents two cases of management of tetracycline staining of the teeth with varying degrees of severity.

Keywords: case report; clinical report; conservative treatment; extended bleaching; teeth discoloration.

Publication types

Case Reports