“…Iron was highly released under the strong corrosive evidence of cinnamon mouthwash, especially with gold bracket, and, i.e., due to its low pH value (2.83), which is one of the most important factors of corrosion combating process; furthermore, highly released ions might be correlated to the composition of cinnamon herb that 1 ounce of it contains iron (13%), magnesium (4%), copper (5%) in addition to other minerals, vitamins, amino acids, and antioxidants, such as polyphenols, phenolic acid, and flavonoids. 36 For the groups immersed in chlorhexidine, the finding observed in this study disagreed with those of previous studies that had examined the effect of chlorhexidine on orthodontic appliance showing high corrosive affinity, 13,37 and it might be conjugated to its balanced pH value (7.10).…”