Clear retainers are supposed to keep your smile in place—but they also collect bacteria, plaque, odor, mineral buildup, and whatever you ate for lunch if you’re not careful. Most people rinse them ...

As a former Invisalign wearer who currently has retainers to sleep in, I know all too well the faff involved in ensuring they ...

Beyond the manual cleaning tablets, another product that aligner and retainer wearers might want to consider is the Zima ...

Crooked teeth, gaps, or other dental concerns may require braces for proper alignment. Braces consist of brackets attached to the teeth, connected by wires or sometimes elastic bands. They not only ...

Retainers, night guards . . . it's all taboo. Those of Us who suffered through years of braces know how important it is to follow our orthodontist's orders, but dealing with a retainer can be ...

A series where we find out which products the professionals (who really know what they’re talking about) actually use and really stand behind. Read more here. There’s a lot of maintenance that comes ...

If you're going through or have completed professional teeth straightening treatments using clear braces such as Invisalign, you'll probably know that the retainers can be a pain to keep clean and ...

If you ever went through a braces phase, I feel for you. There was the rule of staying away from caramel, the riskiness of playing contact sports, and the difficulty of getting little bits of food out ...

Be honest: when was the last time you cleaned your retainer? I'm going to go ahead and guess that you don't keep up with the daily (or weekly) rule that we should be following, because I don't. In ...