Nature Communications (Jul 2022)

Pyro-catalysis for tooth whitening via oral temperature fluctuation

  • Yang Wang,
  • Shuhao Wang,
  • Yanze Meng,
  • Zhen Liu,
  • Dijie Li,
  • Yunyang Bai,
  • Guoliang Yuan,
  • Yaojin Wang,
  • Xuehui Zhang,
  • Xiaoguang Li,
  • Xuliang Deng

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32132-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Tooth whitening becoming a common cosmetic treatment has led to the development of catalytic whitening solutions. Here, the authors report upon a thermally triggered, pyrocatalytic, catalyst which can use temperature changes from normal oral activity to breakdown stains and whiten teeth.