Comparison of light transmittance and color changes between polyurethane and copolyester retainer materials after staining and destaining

• Main Authors: Grace Viana (Author), Insia Virji (Author), Laurie Susarchick (Author), Veerasathpurush Allareddy (Author), Sullivan Lown (Author), Max Gruber (Author), Henry Lukic (Author), Spiro Megremis (Author), Phimon Atsawasuwan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Retainers are the only effective approach to prevent orthodontic relapse. The aim of this study was to compare the changes in color and light-transmittance of rough and smooth thermoformed polyurethane and copolymer retainer samples after staining in different solutions and desta...