In-office indirect lingual bracket positioning and lingual straight archwire forming: A clinical technique

• Published in: AJO-DO clinical companion Vol. 3; no. 3; pp. 212 - 227
• Main Authors: Anh, Nguyen Viet, Son, Tong Minh, Ngoc, Vo Truong Nhu, Anh, Nguyen Thuy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01-06-2023
• ISSN: 2666-4305; 2666-4305
• DOI: 10.1016/j.xaor.2023.04.003

•In-office lingual bracket positioning and lingual straight wire forming are described in detail.•Digital setup, bracket placement, jigs fabrication, archwire forming, and clinical bonding.•Advantages include inexpensive, accuracy, bond strength, simplicity, and modifiability.•Completed case reports good tooth leveling and alignment and adequate tip and torque control.
Current indirect lingual bracket bonding and archwire forming procedures are typically performed in a laboratory, often with high fees and long delivery times. Digital technology has created a trend toward the in-office fabrication of orthodontic appliances. We have implemented a new clinical technique for in-office indirect lingual bracket positioning and lingual straight archwire forming using Autolign orthodontic software (Diorco, Korea) with >24 months of clinical testing and more than 30 debonded patients. This article describes the clinical workflow and advantages of a fully in-office digital straight-wire lingual orthodontic technique, providing evidence of its efficiency through five brief case reports.