Management of bimaxillary dento alveolar protrusion with lingual appliance

Autor: Navaneet Krishnan Kurunji Kumaran, Adusumilli Sai Prakash, Revathi Peddu, Anilkumar Katta
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences. 3:136
ISSN: 2277-8632
DOI: 10.4103/2277-8632.134891
Popis: Adult orthodontics in today's contemporary world is focused mainly on esthetics. Lingual orthodontics has evolved as an adjunct while exploring esthetics. Assuring esthetics and functional balance is the current concept of invisible orthodontics. It is almost as successful as labial orthodontics and has good three-dimensional control over the dentition. As the brackets are placed near to the center of resistance of the tooth, anchorage value is higher in lingual orthodontics than labial orthodontics. With the appliance in mouth, the patient overcomes the social barriers of appearing in public and augments his own level of confidence. Proper knowledge on biomechanics ensures success with lingual appliance. The following case report presents the usage of lingual technique in closing generalized spaces by following proper biomechanics in achieving ideal occlusion and thus enhancing esthetics.
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