To examine antimicrobial efficacy, four groups were formed: three that were cleaned using alkaline peroxide cleanser tablets and a control group cleaned by immersion in distilled water (n = 5). The tablets were reprepared daily with distilled water according to the manufacturers’ instructions. The manufacturers and usage details of the tablets are presented in Table 3.

Cleanser tablets used in the study and their ingredients

Cleanser TabletManufacturerContentPreparation adviceContact Time
Corega™

GlaxoSmithKline Healthcare.

Istanbul. Turkey

Sodium bicarbonate. citric acid. potassium monopersulfate. sodium carbonate. sodium carbonate peroxide. TAED. sodium benzoate. PEG-180. sodium lauryl sulfoacetate. sodium perborate monohydrate VP/VA copolymer. flavor. subtilisin1 tablet with 200 ml water15 min
Aktident™

Aktif Dis Ticaret.

Istanbul

Potassium caroate. sodium bicarbonate. citric acid. sodium carbonate. sodium lauryl sulfate. sodium lauryl sulfoacetate. flavor1 tablet with 200 ml water15 min
Protefix™Quiesser Pharma. Flensburg. GermanySodium bicarbonate. Potassium carbonate. Sodium perborate. Citric acid. Sodium lauryl sulfate. Flavor1 tablet with 100 ml water10 min
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