Open AccessEvaluation of the Efficacy of Different Cleaning Methods for Orthodontic Thermoplastic Retainers in terms of Bacterial Colonization
Author(s) -
Filiz Aydoğan Akgün,
Neslihan Ebru Şenışık,
Emel Sesli Çetin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
turkish journal of orthodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.241
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2528-9659
pISSN - 2148-9505
DOI - 10.5152/turkjorthod.2019.19061
Subject(s) - cleanser , dentistry , saliva , aerobic bacteria , medicine , bacteria , biology , pathology , genetics
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).