Tag: nightguard

Dr. B Dental Solutions Ultrasonic Cleaner

writ­ten 07/08/2023, updat­ed 07/08/2023

What

A per­son­al ultra­son­ic den­tal appli­ance clean­er for night­guards, den­tures, align­ers, retain­ers, and sleep apnea appli­ances. High fre­quen­cy vibra­tion (108Z??? “Z” is not a real fre­quen­cy unit of mea­sure) with auto-shut­off fea­ture, 3 timer set­tings (5, 10, 15 min­utes), and 2 pow­er options (includ­ed 3 AAA or USB A with no charg­ing block).

Dr. B (Lorin Berland, DDS) has pur­port­ed­ly authored over 100 book, arti­cles, and videos on clin­i­cal den­tistry and edu­a­tion.

Cost

$29.95 + tax on Ama­zon

Test

Product

Half-screw lid
Must sup­ply own pow­er sup­ply
3 AAA bat­ter­ies after unscrew­ing it
Com­par­a­tive size with night­guard

Use

I used Poli­den­t’s tablets
Poli­den­t’s fizz
5 min­utes have passed
How it looks when it’s work­ing
Tak­ing it out
Most of the dots are Poli­dent, but you can see some debris from the NG

Before and After

BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER

Verdict

Rec­om­mend­ed: Yes, with reser­va­tions

Pros: Com­pact, well-made, nice half-screw cap, sim­ple

Cons: Zero tech­ni­cal infor­ma­tion, made-up fre­quen­cy num­bers in Ama­zon descrip­tion and absent on offi­cial web­site,

You be the judge in the pic­tures. The “after” pho­tos are notice­ably whiter and show less tar­tar. How­ev­er, it’s not 100% clean. While the clean­er was work­ing, I felt as if it was­n’t as strong as I’d like it to be. The ones in my office sound and look strong when in use. It clear­ly works and pos­si­bly with repeat­ed use it would fur­ther clean my night­guard, but how much of that is just the tablet and how much is the ultra­son­ic prod­uct, itself? I have not done a test for just those Poli­dent retain­er tablets. My biggest prob­lem with the device is the over­all lack of infor­ma­tion. You can look up 108Z if you want on the inter­net, but noth­ing in the fre­quen­cy world has that unit of mea­sure. Is it made up? It’s Hz. Fre­quen­cy is mea­sured in Hz. The prod­uct also did not come with book­let, nor does it offer one any­where in the Ama­zon list­ing, on the offi­cial web­site nor on a den­tal prod­uct dis­trib­u­tor site. That’s a lit­tle shady, in my opin­ion. Then again, it’s also only $30 where­as a com­pa­ra­ble by iSon­ic runs $50, and it clear­ly does work.

Dis­claimer: I am a Den­tal Hygien­ist by trade and am test­ing these on my own with NO com­pen­sa­tion from any­one

Polident Denture Cleaner on Nightguards

writ­ten 08/11/2020, updat­ed 7/06/2023

Product

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Results

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Look­ing back on this post from 3 years lat­er, I don’t know what hap­pened to the text? Or if I fin­ished post­ing? I don’t know what hap­pened, but no mat­ter what, this is a ter­ri­ble pic­ture.

Also, as a den­tal pro­fes­sion­al, you can use Poli­den­t’s den­ture clean­er on your night­guards and retain­ers, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING that it will stain them a yel­low­ish col­or. It does work, though it is not rec­om­mend­ed. My mom has been using Effer­dent on her night­guard once a week for almost 30 years and it is pris­tine, just dis­col­ored.

There is anoth­er option which is Poli­dent Pro Guard and Retain­er meant to clean retain­ers and night­guards while keep­ing them a clear col­or. I’ve used it off an on and I like it.