Santé bucco-dentaire et gestion dentaire

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A Review on Lingual Orthodontics

Khushali Rathod*, Shailesh Shenava, Rohit Kulshretha, Prakash Mudaliar, Robin Mathew, Sandeep Singh

Change is the only thing which is constant. With the increase in the number of adult patients seeking orthodontic treatment there was a slight downfall in relation with acceptance of orthodontic treatment due to poor aesthetics. The limitations with the previous method were the prime reason of coming up will something more aesthetic and patient friendly. The fact that treatment could be carried out making it look less conspicuous drove the attention of patients as well as the practioners. Thus, there was more research on the bracket type, the basic difference between labial and lingual orthodontics in terms of biomechanics, anchorage control treatment planning and execution. Precise bracket positioning in extremely important to achieve good quality results, this further up surged interest in the laboratory procedure which would help to obtain desirable results. This article thus provides a fair overview of how lingual orthodontics differs from labial orthodontics in many aspects and the need to study it in greater detail.