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Okay, so I had this pretty disgusting retainer with white stuff caked on it. No matter what i did ( toothpaste with toothbrush) nothing came off. So this is what i did.
Get some toothpaste. ( like crest) Squeeze a small strip into a cup full half full of water. Then, find some other toothpaste and do the same thing. If you had braces, then you probably got dental fluoride. Squeeze some of that too. Fill the glass with cold water and stir. Add your dirty retainer. Leave for about one hour. When it is done your retainer will be covered in a weird mixture. Get a toothbrush and scrub it with cold water. You should have a clean retainer!
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoyou ca take a strip of a wax cleaner thats what my sister does.
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If you have a retainer in a piercing can it get infected?
If you don't clean it and if you're using an acrylic retainer, yes. To prevent infection clean it as you normally would and use a glass retainer.
What is better wire retainer or clear retainer?
Clear retainers work well. However, you may not have the choice of using one. Your orthodontic doctor will determine the best retainer to use on your teeth. If you get a clear retainer be certain to keep it clean as you are instructed to do and keep it in a case with your name and phone number on it in case you lose your retainer.
How to take Care of our retainer?
All retainers should be cleaned properly. You can clean your retainer with a toothbrush, however, we advise using specialized retainer cleaner (or denture cleaner). When brushing and flossing, fixed retainers should be cleaned as well. Additionally, we advise against washing your retainer in hot water to expose it to extreme heat as this could cause the retainer to stretch into a different form.
What do you use to clean plastic retainer?
Your hands, soap and water (plus a cloth or sponge) is all you really need! :)
What is the right way to clean retainers?
I clean my retainer with my toothbrush and Listerine. There are tablets you can buy that you put in water and they dissolve and clean the retainers. Just whatever you do, DO NOT use any kind of heat to clean them! Using heat can misshapen your retainers!
How do you clean your teeth when you have braces?
you don't
How do you clean a retainer dropped in a trash can?
What I would do is boil the retainer in hot water to get the germs off. Then wash it in hot, soapy water. Lt it dry or towel dry it and it should be fine!! NO! Boiling in hot water can damage the retainer (or palatal expander or whatever you're trying to clean). I had this happen with my daugher's retainer and I cleaned it with antibacterial soap & water, then let it soak in Listerine for an hour, before cleaning it with Polident (following directions for denture soaking). I think that between those three the germs, bacteria, etc. should have been vanquished.
What should be done if a mouse has a gritty feel when used or if the cursor jumps around when moved?
If it' has a wheel on the bottom, remove the retainer ring, then clean the three wheels inside. Use a cotton tipped stick dipped in alcohol to clean the wheels, then clean the ball. After everything is dry, put it all back together. The retainer ring is easy to remove, just turn it counter-clockwise a few degrees.
How will a retainer work?
See, What will a retainer do.
If a mouse has a gritty feel when used or if the mouse cursor jumps around when moved what should be done?
If it' has a wheel on the bottom, remove the retainer ring, then clean the three wheels inside. Use a cotton tipped stick dipped in alcohol to clean the wheels, then clean the ball. After everything is dry, put it all back together. The retainer ring is easy to remove, just turn it counter-clockwise a few degrees.
Are you likely to get infection if you put a nose retainer in after 2 weeks of having your nose piercing?
yes because it needs to be clean if not you need to get it cleaned
How do you clean a retainer that's been dropped in sewage?
That might be a tricky thing to do but heres a few ways if you can't get a new one. First the challenging part might be getting it back. First take some hot water and pour dish soap into a bowl along with the water. Soak your retainer for a few minutes. Then rinse it in cold water. After that to get ALL the germs out. Then take an old toothbrush and SCRUB it clean. Put more soap on the tooth brush. Then let your retainer air dry. Then it should be back to normal :) If you have small crack sin your retainer take a toothpick, a paperclip, or safety pin and push the dirt ou tout it with one of theese pointy tools.
