Microbial evaluation of the effectiveness of different methods for cleansing clear orthodontic retainers: A randomized clinical trial.

CONCLUSIONS: Using chemical cleansing tablets after mechanical cleansing did not significantly reduce the bacterial count in Essix retainers when compared to use of mechanical cleansing alone. However, the tablets seem to be effective against "cocci" bacterial species. PMID: 27845562 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Angle Orthodontist - Category: Dentistry Authors: Tags: Angle Orthod Source Type: research