{"title":"Appliance Care","description":"\u003cp\u003eCleaners, cases and flossers for the things worn every night and carried every day. Most of what goes wrong with a retainer or a night guard is a maintenance problem, not a manufacturing one.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ultrasonic-appliance-cleaner","title":"Ultrasonic Retainer \u0026 Denture Cleaner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor anyone who wears a denture, retainer or night guard and is tired of scrubbing it every night only to have it still smell.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePut it in the tank with plain water, close the lid and press one button. About six minutes later, the film a brush slides over has been shaken loose from the tiny pores in the plastic. Water is enough most weeks. On heavier weeks, add a cleaning tablet (\u003ca href=\"\/products\/retainer-cleaning-tablets\"\u003esold separately\u003c\/a\u003e) and watch it fizz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWill yours fit?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe basket is a circle about three inches across. One appliance at a time: a full or partial denture, or a single upper or lower retainer or night guard, lies flat. A two-piece sleep appliance, with connectors joining the arches, will not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy brushing is not enough\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDentures, retainers and night guards are porous. A brush works the surface, which is why an appliance can look clean and still smell — what causes the odor has settled into pores below the surface, where bristles cannot reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUltrasonic cleaning works differently. A plate beneath the tank vibrates faster than you can hear, forming microscopic bubbles throughout the water. Each one collapses against whatever is sitting in the tank, and that collapse dislodges what is lodged there. The water goes everywhere, so the bubbles go with it. It is the same principle used on surgical instruments and jewelry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe ran a well-used night guard through a plain-water cycle before writing this. The water came out cloudy — that is soft film and debris coming off. The hardened mineral deposits on the biting surfaces stayed exactly where they were. Water shifts the soft material; mineral buildup needs a cleaning tablet, and some of it will not come off at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWater alone handles most weeks. A \u003ca href=\"\/products\/retainer-cleaning-tablets\"\u003ecleaning tablet\u003c\/a\u003e for the heavier ones. Never toothpaste, which is abrasive, and never hot water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe lid holds a UV lamp on its own switch, with a five-minute cycle. Everything we tell you about cleaning on this page is about the ultrasonic, because that is the part we tested.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSound\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe ultrasonic frequency itself is above hearing, but the housing hums while it runs — a little louder than an electric toothbrush. You will know it is on. It stops on its own after a few minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eUsing it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAdd water to the fill line before plugging it in — running the unit dry is what damages these. Put the appliance in, close the lid, press power. It starts a countdown, and the clock button steps through 90, 180, 360 and 480 seconds. When it finishes, unplug it before lifting the appliance out, then empty the tank and dry it. Do not leave it running unattended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat it will not do\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt will not whiten anything — staining that has soaked into the plastic is in the plastic. It will not remove hardened mineral buildup on its own. It will not repair a scratched appliance, because scratches hold debris and no amount of cleaning empties them. And it will not save an appliance that has reached the end of its life; one that has gone yellow and crusted at the back is a replacement conversation with your dentist, not a cleaning problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCommon questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes the UV lamp sterilize my appliance?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nWe do not make that claim. Sterilization has a specific clinical meaning — the elimination of all microbial life — and it is not a word we will use without evidence we can show you. The lamp is there and it runs a five-minute cycle. The cleaning we can speak to is the ultrasonic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I use it for anything else?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nYes. Rings, earrings, glasses, watch bracelets, toothbrush heads, coins. Anything that might fade, or that has loose stones, should stay out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo I need the cleaning tablets?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nNot for ordinary weekly cleaning — water does that. You want \u003ca href=\"\/products\/retainer-cleaning-tablets\"\u003ethem\u003c\/a\u003e for mineral buildup, after an illness, or when an appliance has been sitting in a case longer than it should have.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if it doesn't work for me?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nSend it back within 30 days and we pay the return postage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e42kHz · 210ml tank · 304 stainless steel liner · 90 \/ 180 \/ 360 \/ 480-second cycles · 4.4in cube, 1.1lb\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Seravanti","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49201185489081,"sku":"285ad237-1e1d-4bd5-a7da-485af2df4a12","price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/7143\/0073\/files\/cleaner-tablet-in-tank.jpg?v=1793553181"},{"product_id":"denture-soaking-cups-pair","title":"Denture Soaking Cups, Pair","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwo cups with strainer baskets, in black and white.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA pair, so one can be in use while the other is drying — or so there is one at home and one that lives in a travel bag and never has to be remembered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe basket is the point\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach cup has a lift-out strainer basket. The appliance sits above the solution rather than down in the sediment at the bottom, and when you are done you lift the basket out and the liquid stays behind. No tipping a cloudy cup over the sink, no fingers in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA small brush is included with each.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSize\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout 3.15 by 2.75 by 2.95 inches, and light — a little over two ounces. Sealed lids. Dishwasher safe on the top rack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor full dentures, partials, flippers, retainers and night guards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat it will not do\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNothing about a cup cleans an appliance. It holds it in solution and keeps it off the bottom. What goes in the water is up to you — warm water and a cleaning tablet is the routine we would use.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seravanti","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67685315346617,"sku":"afedd964-ddd6-4955-b4a9-074be0bb2694","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/7143\/0073\/files\/80745b333e65f7a7bf6a6e3670bfe59a.jpg?v=1791679372"},{"product_id":"retainer-cleaning-tablets","title":"Retainer Cleaning Tablets","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSixty tablets, each individually wrapped. Two months if you use one a day; well over a year at one a week.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWater alone handles most weeks. These are for the weeks when it does not — after an illness, or when an appliance has been sitting in a case longer than it should have.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to use them\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA glass of warm water — warm, not hot; hot water can warp clear plastic. One tablet. The appliance fully immersed for fifteen minutes. Rinse it thoroughly under cool water before it goes back in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith our cleaner: drop the tablet into the filled tank, run a cycle, then let it sit for the rest of the fifteen minutes. Rinse the appliance, and give the tank a rinse too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow long a box lasts\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe maker designs them for daily use, which makes a box about two months. Our own view is that once a week is enough for most people, and at that pace a box lasts more than a year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat they will not do\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA soak lifts the soft film and the smell. It does not dissolve hardened mineral deposits — the calcified buildup on an appliance that has been neglected for years will not move. These are for maintaining an appliance, not rescuing one. An appliance that has reached that state is a replacement conversation with your dentist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSuitable for clear aligners, retainers, night guards, mouth guards and dentures. Made by Dental Duty; arrives in the maker's box of 60.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seravanti","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67685315575993,"sku":"e9347ea6-e283-4ce4-b5ba-a210d05d83cc","price":18.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/7143\/0073\/files\/01-tablets-row.jpg?v=1792019125"},{"product_id":"retainer-case-with-mirror","title":"Retainer Case with Mirror","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere the appliance lives when you are not at home.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn ultrasonic cleaner is a counter appliance. It plugs in, it stays put, and nobody leaves a retainer sitting in its tank. The rest of the time — at work, in a bag, at a restaurant, on a flight — the appliance needs somewhere to go, and for most people that somewhere is the hinged plastic box the orthodontist handed over for free.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow it works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree parts: a clear chamber, a basket that sits raised inside it, and a lid that seals on top.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe basket is what makes the difference. It stands off the floor of the chamber, with four cutouts through it, and a soft silicone piece seats in the middle. The appliance clips onto that piece — so it does not float when there is solution in the chamber, and does not rattle when there is not. Pull the piece and the basket comes with it, appliance and all. No reaching into cloudy water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdd warm water and a cleaning tablet and the chamber becomes a soaking cup: fifteen minutes, the same routine you would use at home, in a hotel bathroom. Empty it and the cutouts let the appliance drain rather than sit in what came off it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in the lid\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA tool deck above the chamber holds a brush and an aligner removal hook, dry and separate from the wet part. A mirror sits in the hinged cover — more useful than it sounds the first time you try to seat a retainer in a restaurant bathroom. The silicone gasket around the rim is what lets it travel in a bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy we sell it with the tablets\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn its own this is a container. With tablets it is the whole cleaning routine in something that fits in one hand. We would rather you bought the pair than bought this and wondered what it was for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat it will not do\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt does not clean anything by itself; it holds, and the tablet cleans. It is not a replacement for ultrasonic cleaning at home, and it will not lift staining or hardened buildup any more than a glass of water would. The aligner hook is a real inclusion, but most aligner kits already ship with one — do not buy this for the hook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne appliance at a time: a single upper or lower retainer, night guard, partial or denture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe lid carries the westwood name. Seravanti selects and ships; it does not manufacture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seravanti","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67685315608761,"sku":"3955f470-abc1-4b06-a3af-c091a6830426","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/7143\/0073\/files\/02-case-exploded-square.jpg?v=1791748833"},{"product_id":"two-in-one-denture-bath","title":"Two-in-One Denture Bath","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSoaks and stores in the same container, and closes properly enough to travel.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMost denture cups do one job. This one is built in two layers: the lower chamber holds the appliance for soaking, and the upper section is a dry storage compartment, so the thing you soak in and the thing you carry are the same object.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow it works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA lift-out basket with a mesh filter sits inside the chamber. The appliance rests on it rather than in the sediment at the bottom, and lifting the basket drains the solution away without fishing around with your fingers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA silicone ring seats under the lid. That is the part cheaper cases get wrong, and you usually find out inside a suitcase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSize\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoughly 3.8 inches across and 2.2 inches tall — a compact round container rather than a flat box. It takes full dentures, partials and flippers, and will also hold a night guard or a retainer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRinse it in the sink or run it on the dishwasher's top rack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat it will not do\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt does not clean anything on its own. It holds, it drains, and it travels — the cleaning is whatever you put in the water. And while the seal is good, we are not going to tell you it is leakproof: treat it like any container of liquid in a bag.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seravanti","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67685315674297,"sku":"8c05bfd0-020e-43cc-b4ba-99754aef0790","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/7143\/0073\/files\/2dfcc1bf702cb7fc2f4eea5cf97eaf1b.jpg?v=1791679381"},{"product_id":"water-flosser-travel-case","title":"Water Flosser Travel Case","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSo the flosser, the tips and the cable arrive in one piece.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is the case only. No flosser, no toothbrush and no accessories are included\u003c\/strong\u003e — the items shown inside it in the photographs are there to show you what fits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCordless water flossers travel badly. The tips come loose and scatter through the bag, the reservoir collects whatever else is in there, and the charging cable disappears into a side pocket and stays behind in the hotel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is inside\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA moulded EVA hard shell with a zip that opens flat from both sides. The lower well takes the flosser body and its reservoir. The upper lid has an elastic strap and mesh pockets for tips, brush heads and the charging cable, so the small parts are held rather than loose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere is room alongside for an electric toothbrush.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSize\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9.5 by 6.5 by 5 inches, with a carry handle. It fits most cordless flossers in the 250–300ml range. Measure yours against those numbers before ordering — a moulded case is unforgiving about a body that is half an inch too long.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat it will not do\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a hard shell, not a waterproof one. Empty and dry the reservoir before it goes in, the same as you would at home.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seravanti","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67685315805369,"sku":"857e7520-90ed-4616-a7fe-af8b3840a4d9","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/7143\/0073\/files\/29dd3726f23e6566450292b576bf6b79.jpg?v=1791679385"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/7143\/0073\/collections\/02-cleaner-guard.jpg?v=1791753381","url":"https:\/\/seravanti.com\/collections\/appliance-care.oembed","provider":"Seravanti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}