elementos, o grupo LPF35HL obteve o menor valor de cálcio (Ca), possuindo diferença estatisticamente significante quando comparado com o grupo EXP10LHV, enquanto os valores de fosfato (P) permaneceram constantes. Morfologicamente somente o grupo EXP10LHV demostrou maior planificação da superfície quando comparado o período de 7 dias com 15 dias. Conclusão: Os diferentes protocolos clareadores empregados, demonstraram alterações pontuais na variação dos elementos químicos e na morfologia do esmalte dental ao longo do período de avaliação. Palavras-chave: Espectrometria. Fotoclareamento. Nanotecnologia. ABSTRACT Morphological and chemical changes of human enamel after tooth bleaching: in situ evaluation Introduction: The tooth color change is one of the factors that contributes most to the smile imbalance, and dental bleaching is widely diffused and requested by the patients. Objective: The aimed of this in situ study is to evaluate the morphological and chemical changes of the enamel when submitted to three activated hydrogen peroxide bleaching agents with hybrid light source and a placebo agent (gel without hydrogen peroxide), using energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). Methodology: Fragments of human third molars were divided into four groups (n = 12) to perform a bleaching session with five eight minute applications of bleaching gels: Placebo (Plac); Lase Peroxide Flex 35% and 15% (DMC) (LPF35LH and LPF15LH); 10% experimental gel (DMC) (EXP10LHV), and photocatalyzed with hybrid light: blue LED / diode laser (LH) (Whitening Lase II, DMC) or violet LED / diode laser (LHV). After bleaching, the specimens were fixed to intraoral devices used by participants for 15 days. The inorganic composition and topography of the enamel surface were analyzed before and after bleaching, and after 3, 7 and 15 days of exposure to saliva. The elementary values of the composition were analyzed by one-way ANOVA at a repeated measures and Tukey's test. For the topography the scores were determined by three examiners previously calibrated by the Kappa test and the Friedman and Kruskal-Wallis statistical test were applied, and the individual comparisons were performed by the Dunn test (α = 0.05). Results: In general, therewere no significant changes in the elemental percentage of enamel in the different periods studied. When analyzing the two main elements, the LPF35HL group had the lowest calcium (Ca) value, which had a statistically significant difference when compared to the EXP10LHV group, while the phosphate (P) values remained constant. Morphologically, only the EXP10LHV group showed greater surface planning when compared to the period of 7 days with 15 days. Conclusion: The different bleaching protocols employed showed specific alterations in the variation of the chemical elements and the morphology of the dental enamel during the evaluation period.