Evaluation of the Efficacy of Different Cleaning Methods for Orthodontic Thermoplastic Retainers in terms of Bacterial Colonization
TURKISH JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS, cilt.32, sa.4, ss.219-228, 2019 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2019
- Doi Numarası: 10.5152/turkjorthod.2019.19061
- Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.219-228
- Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objective: This study investigated the antimicrobial efficacy of three different cleaning methods on Streptococcus mutans (SM) and Lactobacillus (LB) bacteria colonization in vivo. The three different cleaning methods were applied by volunteers on clear vacuum formed retainers (VFRs).