Long-term effects of seven cleaning methods on light transmittance, surface roughness, and flexural modulus of polyurethane retainer material.

CONCLUSIONS: Of the seven cleaning methods, Invisalign® cleaning crystals, Polident®, and Listerine® showed the least amount of change in light transmittance values for the polyurethane specimens over 6 months, and they had no effect on surface roughness and flexural modulus values.
PMID: 29509024 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Angle Orthodontist - March 6, 2018 Category: Dentistry Authors: Agarwal M, Wible E, Ramir T, Altun S, Viana G, Evans C, Lukic H, Megremis S, Atsawasuwan P Tags: Angle Orthod Source Type: research