Evaluation of the Efficacy of Different Cleaning Methods for Orthodontic Thermoplastic Retainers in terms of Bacterial Colonization

Akgun, Filiz; ŞENIŞIK, Neslihan; SESLİ ÇETİN, Emel

doi:10.5152/turkjorthod.2019.19061

Evaluation of the Efficacy of Different Cleaning Methods for Orthodontic Thermoplastic Retainers in terms of Bacterial Colonization

Akgun F. A. , ŞENIŞIK N. E. , SESLİ ÇETİN E.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS, vol.32, no.4, pp.219-228, 2019 (Journal Indexed in ESCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 32 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2019
Doi Number: 10.5152/turkjorthod.2019.19061
Title of Journal : TURKISH JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS
Page Numbers: pp.219-228

Abstract

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).