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Endodontic Induced Tooth Discoloration and Treatment

Year 2025, Volume: 42 Issue: 3, 148 - 155, 04.09.2025

Abstract

Tooth discoloration is a common aesthetic problem for patients and clinicians, especially in anterior teeth. Tooth discoloration can occur internally or externally, may have many etiologies such as trauma, pulp tissue remains after endodontic treatment, materials used in endodontic treatment, pulp necrosis. Devital bleaching is a more conservative treatment method than prosthetic applications in endodontically treated discolored teeth. The etiology of the discoloration should be determined in each case, the bleaching results may vary and the risks should be explained to the patients before the treatment. The “walking bleach” technique, which is the most commonly used method for devital bleaching, is a relatively reliable and fairly easy technique. Although it is a safe and conservative approach to improve the appearance of endodontically discolored teeth, it is associated with external cervical root resorption. It can cause chemical burns in soft tissues, as well as changes in the structure of enamel and dentin, and a decrease in adhesive bond strength to enamel and dentin. This review article focuses on the etiology of tooth discolorations, different devital bleaching materials and devital bleaching techniques in endodontically treated teeth and complications and risks of devital bleaching procedures.

References

  • 1. Jablonski S. Jablonski’s dictionary of dentistry. 1st ed. Melbourne: Krieger Publishing Company; 1992. p. 253.
  • 2. Setzer F. Bleaching procedures. In: Berman LH, Hargreaves KM, editors. Cohen’s Pathways of the Pulp. 12th ed. St. Louis: Mosby Elsevier; 2021. p. 2972.
  • 3. Zimmerli B, Jeger F, Lussi A. Bleaching of nonvital teeth. A clinically relevant literature review. Schweiz Monatsschr Zahnmed 2010;120:306-20.
  • 4. Plotino G, Buono G, Grande NM, Pameijer CH, Somma F. Nonvital tooth bleaching: a review of the literature and clinical procedures. J Endod 2008;34:394-407.
  • 5. Arens D. The role of bleaching in esthetics. Dent Clin North Am 1989;33:319.
  • 6. Marin PD, Bartold PM, Heithersay GS. Tooth discoloration by blood: an in vitro histochemical study. Endod Dent Traumatol 1997;13:132.
  • 7. Gürel MA, Kıvanc BH, Ekici A, Alaçam T. Evaluation of crown discoloration induced by endodontic sealers and colour change ratio determination after bleaching. Aust Endod J 2016;42:119-23.
  • 8. Rotstein I, Li Y. Tooth discoloration and bleaching. In: Ingle JI, Bakland LK, Baumgartner JC, editors. Ingle’s Endodontics. 6th ed. Hamilton, Ontario: BC Decker Inc.; 2008. p. 1383.
  • 9. van der Burgt TP, Eronat C, Plasschaert AJ. Staining patterns in teeth discolored by endodontic sealers. J Endod 1986;12:187-91.
  • 10. van der Burgt TP, Mullaney TP, Plasschaert AJ. Tooth discoloration induced by endodontic sealers. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 1986;61:84-9.
  • 11. Davis MC, Walton RE, Rivera EM. Sealer distribution in coronal dentin. J Endod 2002;28:464-6.
  • 12. Kahler B. Present status and future directions - Managing discoloured teeth. Int Endod J 2022;55 Suppl 4:922-50.
  • 13. Allan NA, Walton RC, Schaeffer MA. Setting times for endodontic sealers under clinical usage and in vitro conditions. J Endod 2001;27:421-3

ENDODONTİK KAYNAKLI DİŞ RENKLENMELERİ VE TEDAVİSİ

Year 2025, Volume: 42 Issue: 3, 148 - 155, 04.09.2025

Abstract

Diş renklenmeleri, özellikle ön dişlerde hastalar ve klinisyenler için ortak bir estetik problemdir. Diş renklenmeleri içsel veya dışsal kaynaklı oluşabilir, travma, endodontik tedavi sonrası kalan pulpa dokusu, endodontik tedavide kullanılan materyaller, pulpa nekrozu gibi birçok etyolojiye sahip olabilir. Devital ağartma, renklenmiş endodontik tedavili dişlerde protetik uygulamalara göre daha konservatif bir tedavi yöntemi olarak uygulanmaktadır. Her vakada tedavi öncesi renk değişikliğinin etiyolojisi belirlenmeli, ağartma sonuçlarının farklılık gösterebileceği ve riskler hastaya açıklanmalıdır. Devital ağartma için en sık kullanılan yöntem olan “walking bleach“tekniği, nispeten güvenilir, uygulaması kolay bir tekniktir. Devital ağartma, endodontik nedenlerle renklenmiş dişlerin görünümünü iyileştirmek için güvenli ve konservatif bir yaklaşım olmasına rağmen, eksternal servikal kök rezorpsiyonu ile ilişkilendirilmiştir. Yumuşak dokularda kimyasal yanıklara, bunun yanı sıra mine ve dentin yapısında değişikliklere, mine ve dentine adeziv bağlanma kuvvetinin azalmasına sebep olabilmektedir. Bu derleme makalesi, diş renklenmelerinin etiyolojisine, farklı devital ağartma malzemelerine ve bunların endodontik tedavi görmüş dişlere uygulanmasına ve devital ağartma işlemlerinin komplikasyonları ve risklerine odaklanmaktadır.

References

  • 1. Jablonski S. Jablonski’s dictionary of dentistry. 1st ed. Melbourne: Krieger Publishing Company; 1992. p. 253.
  • 2. Setzer F. Bleaching procedures. In: Berman LH, Hargreaves KM, editors. Cohen’s Pathways of the Pulp. 12th ed. St. Louis: Mosby Elsevier; 2021. p. 2972.
  • 3. Zimmerli B, Jeger F, Lussi A. Bleaching of nonvital teeth. A clinically relevant literature review. Schweiz Monatsschr Zahnmed 2010;120:306-20.
  • 4. Plotino G, Buono G, Grande NM, Pameijer CH, Somma F. Nonvital tooth bleaching: a review of the literature and clinical procedures. J Endod 2008;34:394-407.
  • 5. Arens D. The role of bleaching in esthetics. Dent Clin North Am 1989;33:319.
  • 6. Marin PD, Bartold PM, Heithersay GS. Tooth discoloration by blood: an in vitro histochemical study. Endod Dent Traumatol 1997;13:132.
  • 7. Gürel MA, Kıvanc BH, Ekici A, Alaçam T. Evaluation of crown discoloration induced by endodontic sealers and colour change ratio determination after bleaching. Aust Endod J 2016;42:119-23.
  • 8. Rotstein I, Li Y. Tooth discoloration and bleaching. In: Ingle JI, Bakland LK, Baumgartner JC, editors. Ingle’s Endodontics. 6th ed. Hamilton, Ontario: BC Decker Inc.; 2008. p. 1383.
  • 9. van der Burgt TP, Eronat C, Plasschaert AJ. Staining patterns in teeth discolored by endodontic sealers. J Endod 1986;12:187-91.
  • 10. van der Burgt TP, Mullaney TP, Plasschaert AJ. Tooth discoloration induced by endodontic sealers. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 1986;61:84-9.
  • 11. Davis MC, Walton RE, Rivera EM. Sealer distribution in coronal dentin. J Endod 2002;28:464-6.
  • 12. Kahler B. Present status and future directions - Managing discoloured teeth. Int Endod J 2022;55 Suppl 4:922-50.
  • 13. Allan NA, Walton RC, Schaeffer MA. Setting times for endodontic sealers under clinical usage and in vitro conditions. J Endod 2001;27:421-3
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Primary Language Turkish
Subjects Endodontics
Journal Section Review Article
Authors

Ezgi Sıla Dinler 0000-0002-0372-4982

Aybüke Karaca Sakallı 0000-0001-5472-0781

Mügem Gürel Ekici

Publication Date September 4, 2025
Published in Issue Year 2025 Volume: 42 Issue: 3

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APA Dinler, E. S., Karaca Sakallı, A., & Gürel Ekici, M. (2025). ENDODONTİK KAYNAKLI DİŞ RENKLENMELERİ VE TEDAVİSİ. Acta Odontologica Turcica, 42(3), 148-155.
AMA Dinler ES, Karaca Sakallı A, Gürel Ekici M. ENDODONTİK KAYNAKLI DİŞ RENKLENMELERİ VE TEDAVİSİ. Acta Odontol Turc. September 2025;42(3):148-155.
Chicago Dinler, Ezgi Sıla, Aybüke Karaca Sakallı, and Mügem Gürel Ekici. “ENDODONTİK KAYNAKLI DİŞ RENKLENMELERİ VE TEDAVİSİ”. Acta Odontologica Turcica 42, no. 3 (September 2025): 148-55.
EndNote Dinler ES, Karaca Sakallı A, Gürel Ekici M (September 1, 2025) ENDODONTİK KAYNAKLI DİŞ RENKLENMELERİ VE TEDAVİSİ. Acta Odontologica Turcica 42 3 148–155.
IEEE E. S. Dinler, A. Karaca Sakallı, and M. Gürel Ekici, “ENDODONTİK KAYNAKLI DİŞ RENKLENMELERİ VE TEDAVİSİ”, Acta Odontol Turc, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 148–155, 2025.
ISNAD Dinler, Ezgi Sıla et al. “ENDODONTİK KAYNAKLI DİŞ RENKLENMELERİ VE TEDAVİSİ”. Acta Odontologica Turcica 42/3 (September2025), 148-155.
JAMA Dinler ES, Karaca Sakallı A, Gürel Ekici M. ENDODONTİK KAYNAKLI DİŞ RENKLENMELERİ VE TEDAVİSİ. Acta Odontol Turc. 2025;42:148–155.
MLA Dinler, Ezgi Sıla et al. “ENDODONTİK KAYNAKLI DİŞ RENKLENMELERİ VE TEDAVİSİ”. Acta Odontologica Turcica, vol. 42, no. 3, 2025, pp. 148-55.
Vancouver Dinler ES, Karaca Sakallı A, Gürel Ekici M. ENDODONTİK KAYNAKLI DİŞ RENKLENMELERİ VE TEDAVİSİ. Acta Odontol Turc. 2025;42(3):148-55.