This book is intended to provide clinicians and patients with valuable information about the benefits and safety of using nightguard vital bleaching, a dentist-prescribed home whitening treament using a 10% carbamide perioxide solution applied in a custom-fitted tray. The following topics are addressed to help clinicians educate their patients and treat their esthetic needs using nightguard vital bleaching:

•  Overview of the nightguard vital bleaching technique

•  Importance of a proper examination

•  Diagnosis of the discoloration

•  Treatment of natually yellow teeth

•  Treatment of brown or white partial discolorations

•  Extended treatment of nicotine and tetracycline stains

•  Treatment options for single dark teeth

•  Combined bleaching and restorative treatments

•  Design and fabrication of a custom-fitted tray

•  Treatment of sensitivity

•  Caries control 

The book serves as a resource the clinician can use to demonstrate case studies of patients who presented with one or more of these esthetic problems. In this way, post-treatment photographs provide concrete examples of both the effacacy and limitations of bleaching treatment for patients in similar clinical situations.