Received 04/12/2023
DOI: 10.35556/idr-2024-1(106)10-14

Evaluation of the effectiveness of cleaning aligners with a special agent with active ingredients compared to traditional cleaning using water and tablets

Satygo E.A., ORCID ID: 0000-0001-9801-503X, SPIN-code: 8776-0513, Author ID: 633735;
Silin A.V., ORCID ID: 0000-0002-3533-5615, SPIN-code: 4956-6941;
Toumassian M.G., ORCID ID: 0000-0001-8067-9735, SPIN-code: 7220-9284, Author ID: 1157234;
Toumassian S.G., ORCID ID: 0000-0002-8439-585X, SPIN-code: 8218-1615, Author ID: 1157146
North-western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov
191015, Russia, Saint-Petersburg, Kirochnaya St., 41

E-mail address: stom9@yandex.ru

Summary
The aim of the study was a comparative assessment of the cleaning of aligners using water, tablets for cleaning orthodontic structures and means for cleaning aligners Waterdent Aligner invisible care. The study was conducted in 3 groups of patients undergoing orthodontic treatment with aligners with the study of indicators: hygiene index, ease of use, transparency of the aligner, elimination of odor, staining of the aligner with dyes to detect plaque.
According to the data obtained before the start of the study, after 2, 4 and 6 weeks, it was found that the hygiene index in patients of all 3 groups had no significant differences and had a slight tendency to improve over 6 weeks of the study; in the group using Waterdent Aligner invisible care, all patients noted a high level of convenience The use rate was higher than in the group using tablets for cleaning orthodontic structures.
In terms of the transparency of the aligner, the elimination of odor and the presence of plaque, cleaning with the use of Waterdent Aligner invisible care was more effective than cleaning with water or using traditional tablets.

Keywords: aligners, cleaning liquid, odor elimination.

For citation: Satygo E.A., Silin A.V., Toumassian M.G., Toumassian S.G. Evaluation of the effectiveness of cleaning aligners with a special agent with active ingredients compared to traditional cleaning using water and tablets. Stomatology for All / Int. Dental Review. 2024; no.1(106): 10—14 (in Russian). doi: 10.35556/idr-2024-1(106)10-14

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