A wet wiper for cleaning accumulated oral debris from removable dental appliances. The wet wiper comprises a water insoluble substrate and a physiologically acceptable cleansing composition, wherein the cleansing composition comprises: (i) a liquid carrier consisting of a solution of water and ethyl alcohol, wherein the ethyl alcohol is about 3% to about 90% by weight of the cleansing composition, and wherein the water is q.s. to 100%； (ii) about 0.001% to about 5% by weight of the cleansing composition of a flavor； (iii) 0 to about 5% by weight of the cleansing composition of an anionic surfactant； (iv) 0 to about 5% by weight of the cleansing composition of a nonionic surfactant； (v) 0 to about 5% by weight of the cleansing composition of a suds suppressor； (vi) 0 to about 2% by weight of the cleansing composition of a zinc salt； (vii) 0 to about 3% by weight of the cleansing composition of a chelant； (viii) 0 to about 5% by weight of the cleansing composition of a buffering agent； (ix) 0 to about 5% by weight of the cleansing composition of an antimicrobial, antiplaque agent； (x) 0 to about 5% by weight of the cleansing composition of an anticalculus agent； (xi) 0 to about 30% by weight of the cleansing composition of a humectant； (xii) 0 to about 5% by weight of the cleansing composition of a preservative； (xiii) 0 to about 2% by weight of the cleansing composition of a sweetener； and (xiv) 0 to about 2% by weight of the cleansing composition of a water soluble polymer； wherein the cleansing composition has a pH of from about 3.0 to about 13.0 and is loaded onto the substrate at a loading factor of at least about 0.5 grams of composition per gram of dry substrate so that the substrate is wet by the composition. Methods for cleaning removable dental appliances are also provided, such methods comprising the step of contacting, for a time sufficient to reduce oral debris, the removable dental appliances, with a wet wiper of the present invention.
