Cleaning your appliances

The Zima Dental Pod - an ultrasonic cleaner for keeping your appliances fresh.

Brushing your aligners or retainers can result in microabrasions forming. These rough areas then collect more plaque which leads to discolouration and bad smells. Using ultrasonics and dissolving tablets doesn't damage the retainers but removes the plaque.

Cleaning your fixed brace

Cleaning around a fixed brace can sometimes be challenging, the video to the right can help explain the concepts but it will take some extra time to get your cleaning right. It's very important plaque is removed, because if left, it can cause gum swelling and decay around the brackets resulting in a less aesthetic outcome to treatment.

Recommended items

Tepe Brushes or equivalents

Single tufted brushes

Electric toothbrush - Oral-b