Zima Dental Pod | Arctic White | Ultrasonic Retainer Cleaner Machine | Aligner, Nightguard, Mouth Guard, Denture Cleaner | Oral Dental Care FSA HSA Approved

I just used the Zima Dental Pod (Rose Pink) for the first time after purchasing it on Friday night April 24, 2025. I’m in Texas where the San Antonio area and its surrounding cities are known for having hard water. Smart people will bite the cost and invest in a water softener system. Even with using soft water, just soaking my Invisalign retainer trays with the cleaning crystals in my sink, they are clean but not sparkling.The Zima Dental POD is a little boiling machine and my retainers sparkle and look brand new. It’s very quiet and I lifted the top to glance at it in cycle. There’s a light boil really going on in there! It’s very small and takes up a little space on your vanity. The price packs a hefty punch (you might think) to be so small but my goodness it’s worth it if you obviously care about your teeth. Those of us who live at the dentist can spend hundreds or thousands annually. So, $108.24 after tax is worth it and is actually pocket change. I’m 50 years old and get my teeth cleaned four times a year (every three months). I still have all 32 of my REAL teeth and plan to take them to my grave no time soon Heavenly Father! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾The pictures I attached shows an unused, new package of Invisalign retainer trays on the left and my nightly trays I’m using on the right! Then there’s the picture of my retainers by themselves with pictures of the cute pod! You can’t tell them apart in the package or out of it! The crystals smell amazing and give off a nice aroma scent. The on/off button is barely noticeable and it takes a soft tap to activate the pod. It doesn’t need to be man-handled or roughly prodded. Time will tell how long it functions well or lasts. This is a must have device for your oral devices that needs cleaning. Five stars and a customer for life here!It’s so easy to use, I can actually clean mine nightly but it’s not necessary; but I will! I just need to pop my retainers in the pod, add the cleaning crystals, and go through my nightly ritual! Floss between all of my teeth, brush my teeth, gums, palate and tongue for two minutes, gargle one minute with Act, and gargle one minute with Listerine! Now, I can grab my retainers, rinse them off and pop them in my mouth. Unplug the pod, pour out the water, and gently use a soap and watered small rag to wipe the inside clean. Repeat with just a water rinsed only rag and put it in it’s kept place! Do not get the plug or reciprocal area of the pod wet! Now buy one! Bye!

Hopefully it'll last me twice as long as other brand units for half the price. But So far so good. I kinda wish I sprung for the newer pro model that detaches from a base without having to unplug it every time I pour out the used liquid or refill it. But I needed to save money so I got this one. Even though I paid extra for this 'black' model. It's not as opaque black in color as I wanted it to be. I guess from the photos I expected a sexy jet black. It looks more like a dark slate or stone color. With a bit of transparency. But totally could've saved another ten bucks and gone with the white in that case. I also use a mason jar to fill it up once it's plugged in to avoid getting water in the plug area. Definitely had to feel around for the start button in the beginning. I have used it a few times already straight out of the box for my night guard and can notice the difference already. This model comes with 6 cleaning tablets. I kinda wish it had more so I don't have to keep buying them. I mean 400 for a night guard and then another 100 for this cleaning pod. And then another 50 for tablets monthly, is adding up fast. (all because I'm stressed out about money to begin with and started grinding my teeth at night, ha! oh the irony.) But heck, it's my mouth. I'm bagging on the fact that it's worth it in the long run for a cleaner and sanitary situation. Nobody wants a bacteria infection in their mouth. But we'll see how it goes. This unit is definitely design forward and prettier than other cheaper ones on the market. Hopefully it'll last long. Comes with a 12 mo warranty. Def register it when u open the box. When on, the buzzing is pretty prominent. Enough to hear it from another room when it's running. But at least you know when it's done! I run it in the morning when I take my mouth guard out, and then again at night before I put it in my mouth for bed. Wish I had one of these growing up with my braces retainers way back when... Recommend!

Even though the price more than other dental appliance application cleaners it looked the most promising for the money when compared to the other cheaper options. I also chose it because it non abrasive on the dental appliances which is something I was looking for as I did not know that brushing the retainer could leave scratches on the retainer where more bacteria can hide and grow. Also on my searches for a cleaner for my retainer it kept coming up as the best dental appliance cleaner. The main reason I bought it is because my old retainer broke and I had to get buy another one which was expensive so I wanted to make sure to keep my new retainer as clean and new as possible to make it last as long as possible. Also since I still have my old broken retainer I will use it to see how clean it can get my old retainer that I have had for over 5 years; which I would just rinse it off in the morning and by rubbing it with my hand and hwhenever I would see plaque build up on it I would brush it with my toothbrush. Now that I have the Dental Pod I first rinse it off under running water and then use the put it in the Dental Pod to have it get rid of the bacteria while also using the ultrasonic sterilizing tablets.It has really cleaned my old retainer with just a few cleaning. I was not disappointed in the results and it is keeping my new return as new as the day I brought it home from the dentist. The 3rd photo is of my new retainer and how it has been keeping it looking new.