Lingual Straight Wire: A Look at the Future

  • Dr Giuseppe Scuzzo, Italy
  • Dr Kyoto Takemoto, Japan

Labial straight wire therapy when applied requires less wire bending for leveling, aligning, and rotation of teeth in order to obtain better aesthetic results. We have applied this straight wire principle to lingual orthodontic treatment.
By using the new lingual self legating bracket, we developed a Lingual Straight Wire Method which reduces complicated wire bending in lingual treatment and more simplified mechanics. In doing so we also improved and made simpler the treatment procedure for orthodontists and much more comfortable for their patients.