Long-term effects of various cleaning methods on polypropylene/ethylene copolymer retainer material.

CONCLUSIONS:: The results indicate that different cleaning methods affect the long-term light transmittance of the studied polypropylene/ethylene copolymer retainer material. However, for an individual cleaning method, no significant differences were shown for surface roughness or flexural modulus values at 6-months compared to baseline.
PMID: 30605015 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Angle Orthodontist - January 2, 2019 Category: Dentistry Authors: Wible E, Agarwal M, Altun S, Ramir T, Viana G, Evans C, Lukic H, Megremis S, Atsawasuwan P Tags: Angle Orthod Source Type: research