Denture/Retainer Cleaning Kit — Clean any Removable Dental Device with a Powerful Sonic Bath — Cleaner for Night & Mouth Guards, Aligners & More — Powerful Cleaning System

This is a very good cleaner for my night guard. Unlike some users' experiences, my SonicBrite is very quiet. The only times I have noticed it being unduly noisy is if the lid is not properly seated. In the nine months I have been using it, I have only been through one set of batteries. It is very efficient and I am very happy that I don't have to manually clean my night guard anymore. I like that it shuts off by itself. I would definitely recommend this product. I have ONE issue and that is the EGREGIOUS price of $16.99 that SonicBrite charges for their refill, which is almost HALF of what the entire system costs. Rather than purchasing the refill, you'd be better off buying the entire system again and reselling only the machine on an auction site to someone who only needs the machine and make up some of your money. There is NO WAY that this refill costs more than a couple of dollars for SonicBrite to manufacture. It is a persulfate cleanser. Ingredients are sodium thiosulfate and ammonium sulfate--NOT expensive ingredients. If you'd like the MSDS report, you can find it here: (...) There are many alternatives to supporting SonicBrite's greedy up-charging. Google this and you'll find many simple recipes for cleaning your mouthpiece (night guard) with household items you probably already have. Do yourself a favor and save the money. Yeah, everyone has to make a buck, right? But if you don't want to pay their over-over-inflated price for the refill, just make your own. Let SonicBrite stick to making these little machines. Don't support the greedy inflated prices on the refill. By the way, Sonicbrite charges $12.95 for their refill if you purchase from their site directly.

I have had this unit for a couple years now, it's traveled with me internationally countless times and still functions. When it eventually does give out, I'll definitely get another one. Update: My wife recently got braces so I needed another sonic cleaner. Since my old one (left side of picture) was 12 years old and still working great I was willing to drop the $44 for a new one of the same brand (right side of picture). The new models have a weight on the motor which is smaller and only half as heavy. While this may make the motor last longer, it also makes the unit completely ineffective. The old model vibrated the water enough that it could be seen and felt if you placed your finger in the cleaning water. The new model does neither.

I have had mine for about two years. Battery life is great and it cleans great. I use it every day. I have not read the other reviews (What is the point? I already have one). It runs for about 15 minutes. It can be a little chattery but I just put a wash cloth underneath it (squared) and it is better ... it also does not walk away ... however ... I do not like the cleaner they reccomend. There is something funny about it (maybe too aggressive) and I found that the cleaner made my retainers "age" faster. I use Efferdent in the cleaner with warm water and occasionally (not always, as it is not needed and adds to wear and tear) use a baby toothbrush to lightly brush them.(Brushing invisalign is not reccomended as it wears on the invisibility of them) Result? My invisalign retainers are always clean, always fresh and stain free, and last a VERY long time. I sat listening to my cleaner run this morning and realized ... I have had this thing for just over two years and I use it every day and never wrote a review of this great little product ... so there you go :)

My invisalign trays were becoming a pain to clean. White deposits forming. The invisalign "Cleaning Crystals" are horrendously expensive... as much as 50 cents a day. My invisalign guide book said to never use denture cleaner so all of those tablets that are advertised during the national news hour are a no go for invisalign. Many bloggers said not to use tooth paste because it would make little scratches on the surface of the invisalign trays making breeding ground for bacteria. So there I was, scrubbing away with just my bare toothbrush for 3 to 5 minutes each day. Oh, and then there's these little control bumps in the aligners that the brush can't really reach. What a pain! I started looking for a solution. As I combed the web, I kept seeing this pairing of Sonicbrite plus Retainer Brite Tablets in many of the blogs and on Amazon too. I wondered why people were doing this since Soncibrite machine comes with it's own cleaning powder. I ordered the machine and the Retainerbrite tablets....and did some experimenting. The Sonicbrite powder that comes with the machine smells like it has chlorine in it and they do say it can bleach clothing. The company says that you can use it with "invisible braces", but the powder is an all-in-one product and they seem to be more geared towards denture cleaning. I did run my Invisalign trays for the first time in the machine with the Sonicbrite powder. I opened the lid and saw how the water had a cool pattern in it from the vibrations, but I also smelled the chlorine. This was somewhat disconcerting. My trays came out clean and sparkly, which was very cool, but I worried about the effects of the chlorine on my invisaligns. So I then I tried the RetainerBrite tablets. I reasoned (rightly or wrongly) that Retainerbrite might be safer because retainers are much more similar in construction to invisalign trays than dentures. I also read on the blogs that many orthodontists had recommended it to their invisalign patients. I have yet to tell my orthodontist that I'm doing this, but I will at my next visit..... I'll give an update to this review if he tells me I am wrong. Retainerbrite is meant to be a standalone product. So I thought I'd do a little experimenting. First, I tried the Retainerbrite alone. Then I tried the Retainerbrite in the Sonicbrite machine. The tablets alone cleaned away 75 percent and loosened the remaining buildup so that it could brushed off with a few light strokes of the toothbrush. Retainerbrite tablets plus Sonicbrite machine cleaned them 100 percent. Very cool! I'm guessing each person's mouth is different and makes deposits at different rates. So if you have invisalign you might just want to try the Retainerbrite tablets by themselves first. They might work perfectly for you without the machine. Or if you don't mind a little light brushing afterwards, stick with the tablets alone. For me however, the Sonicbrite machine means I so not have to brush them at all... which was my goal. This has now become my daily regime. Each morning I put my invisalign trays in the machine, fill with water, drop in a Retainerbrite tablet and turn on the machine. It runs for about 15 minutes. I let them sit in the solution for an additional 5 to 10 minutes. Meanwhile I'm doing all my morning stuff which no longer includes standing at the sink scrubbing my invisalign trays. At the end, I rinse and I'm ready to go. I knocked a star off Sonicbrite not because the machine disappointed me, I am very very pleased with it. I knocked a star off for the consternation I had over the sonicbrite cleaning powder. I little firmer assurance from the company might help. If Invisalign will not endorse them, then they should find another way. We Invisalign wearers are quite protective of our trays. If we break one midway through.... they've got to jump to the next one which is painful, or order a replacement which is painful to the wallet. Update 9/06/11****** I now have tried the Sonicbrite cleaning power on my invisalign trays..... a lot. Have not had a problem with it at all... Trays don't seem to be damaged by the stuff....and it does clean them. Some reviewers have complained about the unit vibrating itself across the counter.... yep it can. Simple fix, set it on a wash cloth or towel... problem solved.