Metal Mouth Message Board

I don't understand how I'm supposed to reliably keep my retainers clean if we're recommended not to brush them due to it causing scratching. I do soak them in efferdent denture cleaner things, but after I pull them out and rinse them off and look at them I still tend to see some plaque buildup or something on my retainers, so I give it a quick brush.

Is this wrong to do?

Good question, I know exactly what you mean. They seem to get like a film on them. Not to mention the not so pleasant odors in the morning.

I've been using a very soft baby brush to clean mine. I brought it along with me to my ortho and he said that it was soft enough and shouldn't scratch it so you may want to try that out.

another question related to cleaning: how do you all clean your retainer containers?

SonicBrite gets rid of the plaque buildup quickly and killls 99% of the germs. It's more effective than the denture cleaners (which, incidentally, can cause your clear retainer or aligner to yellow over time).