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For the patient, Lingual Orthodontics has several obvious advantages over labial appliances. Many adults prefer to have invisible brackets, when recommended by their clinician, as an appliance that will give them comparable results to the labial appliance treatment.
There are also some mechanical advantages to the lingual appliance treatment in deep bite cases as well as open bite cases.
Over the past 25 years there have been many improvements in appliance design, laboratory and bonding procedures, and in clinical, mechanical techniques, that simplify the lingual treatment. Thanks to the pioneers of Lingual Orthodontics, Dr. Craven Kurz, Dr. Fujita and the Lingual Task Force of ORMCO company, and thanks to the recent developements: computerized brackets positioning, small comfortable and reduced friction brackets, the lingual technique today is very reliable and almost as easy as the labial technique.
This website includes a lot of valuable articles and updated practical information as well as many tips, and is dedicated to Lingual Orthodontists all over the world and to orthodontist to who wants to use this important treatment modality in his practice on a regular basis.
Editors:
Dr. Silvia Geron
Dr. Rafi Romano
Dr. Pablo Echarri
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Esthetics is one of the major goals in orthodontic treatment.
Lingual Orthodontics is the only treatment modality that does not deteriorate the physical appearance of the patient during the treatment.
For the patient, Lingual Orthodontics has several obvious advantages over labial appliances. Many adults prefer to have invisible brackets, when recommended by their clinician, as an appliance that will give them comparable results to the labial appliance treatment.
There are also some mechanical advantages to the lingual appliance treatment in deep bite cases as well as open bite cases. However, orthodontists have been hesitant to use Lingual Orthodontics because of its complexity.
There are many differences in the lingual aspect that make lingual treatment more complex than the labial.
Over the past 20 years there have been many improvements in appliance design, laboratory and bonding procedures, and in clinical, mechanical techniques, that simplify the lingual treatment. Thanks to the pioneers of Lingual Orthodontics, Dr. Craven Kurz, Dr. Fujita and the Lingual Task Force of ORMCO company, the lingual technique today is almost as easy as the labial technique, while offering the same degree of control.
The aim of these courses is to introduce the concepts and treatment of Lingual Orthodontics in a simplified way, in order to encourage the orthodontist to use this important treatment modality in his practice on a regular basis.
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