ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate efficacy of violet LED light for the bleaching treatment of primary incisors darkened by trauma. METHODS: Twenty deciduous incisors with color change were selected, divided into two groups: control - no bleaching protocol was applied, and VL- treated with violet LED. The change color analysis was taken in each tooth, by spectrophotometer. In three different time: baseline - before treatment, after 4 treatment sessions and after 8 treatment sessions. RESULTS: The color change data were analyzed using ANOVA and a post- hoc Tukey tests (α=0.05). After 4 and 8 sessions no differences were observed between the groups (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Thus, it can be concluded that violet LED light was not effective in bleaching primary incisors darkened by trauma after 8 sessions.
