SharePoint 2010 - Content database contains orphaned items

Good day people!
We have come across the feared "Content databases contain orphaned items"!
Running a check on our farm shows:
PS C:\Users\SPAdmin> Get-SPContentDatabase | ForEach-Object { $_.repair($false)}
<OrphanedObjects Count="0" />
<OrphanedObjects Count="0" />
<OrphanedObjects Count="7">
<Orphan Type="RoleAssignments" Count="7" />
</OrphanedObjects>
<OrphanedObjects Count="385">
<Orphan Type="RoleAssignments" Count="385" />
</OrphanedObjects>
PS C:\Users\SPAdmin>
Microsoft is very specific about how to solve this type of error on their http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=142694.
That is very nice and good, but, doing this on a large production database doesnt feel all that good when we do not really know whats going to happen with the autofix button.
Would/could anyone explain what the "Fix Now" button does? Any risks involved? Are there other ways to fix this problem? We already emptied all recycle bins completely.
best regards
Bjorn

Hi Bjorn,
Thanks for posting your issue, Kindly follow below mentioned Steps to fix reported issue
Verify that the user account that is performing this procedure is a member of the Farm Administrators group.
On the Central Administration Home page, click Monitoring.
On the Monitoring page, in the Health Analyzer section, click
Review problems and solutions.
On the Review problems and solutions page, click the alert for the failing rule, and then click
Fix Now. Keep the dialog box open so you can run the rule again to confirm the resolution.
After following the steps in the Remedy section, in the
Review problems and solutions dialog box for the alert, click Reanalyze Now to confirm the resolution. If the problem is resolved, the rule is not flagged as a failing rule on the Review problems and solutions page.
I hope this is helpful to you, mark it as Helpful.
If this works, Please mark it as Answered.
Regards,
Dharmendra Singh (MCPD-EA | MCTS)
Blog : http://sharepoint-community.net/profile/DharmendraSingh

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