| abstract |
Disclosed herein are cleaning compositions effective for cleaning an oral appliance or device. The cleaning composition can include: (i) a compound of Formula (I): wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, R2 is C(O)R3, R3 is a C7–C9 alkyl group, and n is an integer from 2 to 5; and (ii) a second component selected from the group consisting of persulfate (e.g., peroxymonosulfate and peroxydisulfate) salts, percarbonate salts, perborate salts, hypochlorite salts, dichloroisocyanurate salts, trichloroisocyanurate salts, tetraacetylethylenediamine, perphosphate salts, and combinations thereof. Optionally, the cleaning composition can further include water. |