Trial reportThe Angle orthodontist2017
Microbial evaluation of the effectiveness of different methods for cleansing clear orthodontic retainers: A randomized clinical trial.
Trial report in The Angle orthodontist, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05707221 (Effect of Different Cleaning Regimes on Biofilm Formation of Acrylic Based Removable Orthodontic Appliance), which is not on this map. Cited by 14 papers.
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Effect of Different Cleaning Regimes on Biofilm Formation of Acrylic Based Removable Orthodontic Appliance
Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of Different Cleaning Regimes on Biofilm Formation of Acrylic-Based Removable Orthodontic Appliance: A Randomized Clinical Trial.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2023Trial
- Effect of Staining and Cleaning Agents on the Colour Stability and Surface Roughness of Clear Aligners.Orthodontics & craniofacial research · 2026Article
- Effects of cleaning methods on the removal efficacy of Streptococcus mutans biofilm and material properties of thermoplastic aligner materials.BMC oral health · 2026Article
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- Investigation of the cleaning performance of commercial orthodontic cleaning tablets regarding biofilm removal on PMMA test specimens : An ex vivo study.Journal of orofacial orthopedics = Fortschritte der Kieferorthopadie : Organ/official journal Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kieferorthopadie · 2025Article
- Cleaning solutions for orthodontic clear aligners: a microbiological and colorimetric analysis.Dental press journal of orthodontics · 2025Article
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- Oral Microbiome in Orthodontic Acrylic Retainer.Polymers · 2022Article
- Antimicrobial Activity of Various Disinfectants to Clean Thermoplastic Polymeric Appliances in Orthodontics.Polymers · 2022Review
- Removable orthodontic retainers: practical considerations.British dental journal · 2021Review
- Surface Characterization, Antimicrobial Activity, and Biocompatibility of Autopolymerizing Acrylic Resins Coated withPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Colorimetric and spectrophotometric measurements of orthodontic thermoplastic aligners exposed to various staining sources and cleaning methods.Head & face medicine · 2020Article
- Evaluation of the Efficacy of Different Cleaning Methods for Orthodontic Thermoplastic Retainers in terms of Bacterial Colonization.Turkish journal of orthodontics · 2019Article
- Long-term effects of different cleaning methods on copolyester retainer properties.The Angle orthodontist · 2019Article
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveTo compare effectiveness of brushing an Essix retainer with water only and brushing followed by soaking in one of three commercial cleansing tablets. MATERIALS AND
methodsA double-blind, parallel, randomized clinical trial with a split-mouth design was completed with 60 volunteers with specific eligibility criteria assigned to three groups to compare the cleansing effectiveness of brushing an Essix retainer with water only, followed by soaking in one of three alkaline peroxide-based commercial cleansing tablets (Retainer Brite
resultsBacterial quantification tests demonstrated nonsignificant statistical differences between the control and test sides of the three cleansing tablets: Retainer Brite
conclusionsUsing 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.
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