- Manual Toothbrush and Toothpaste: I recommend this for every aligner and retainer, independent of what additional cleaning products you use. Make sure you scrub the inside and outside, and rinse.
- Invisalign Cleaning Crystals: specifically designed for your aligners and retainers. An over-the-counter product that is similar is Polident with Whitening. It is widely available and inexpensive and it works in a similar way to the Invisalign Cleaning Crystals.
- Aligner Foam: This is an elevated product specifically designed for aligners and retainers. Brightens your retainers and is used for on-the-go cleaning even when you don’t have access to water. We love the minty taste.
- The greatest of all time: the ultrasonic aligner and retainer cleaner. This is an ultrasonic pod that shakes all the germs out of your aligners and retainers and leaves them looking bright and fresh.
I’m Dr. MacKenzie: an orthodontist in New Brunswick, Canada serving Saint John, Rothesay, Quispamsis and St. Stephen.
If you have any questions about cleaning and caring for your aligners or retainers, please reach out. Haven’t received Orthodontic treatment previously? Book a free consultation with us.
Learn more on our Orthodontic Retainers page, and see our Oral Hygiene During Orthodontic Treatment page for related information.