The following are the recommended materials to be brought by course participants:

1. Ligature cutter
2. Arch wire cutter
3. Utility plier for inserting and removing the wires
4. Light wire plier
5. Mosquito forceps
6. Lingual debonding plier (ETM 800-0431)
7. Module remover (or explorer)
8. Ligature Director (ETM 800-2108 or similar)
9. Hollow chop contouring plier (ETM 800-2032 or similar)

Wires and elastics: Supplied by Ormco (see Catalog)

Respond .0175 # 203-0007
Ni-Ti .016 Upper # 205-0023
Ni-Ti .016 Lower # 205-0023
TMA .016 # 202-0025
TMA .0175x.0175 # 202-0018
TMA .017x.025 # 202-0020
Copper Ni-Ti .017x.017 Upper # 205-0075
Copper Ni-Ti .017x.017 Lower # 205-0078
S.S .014 # 206-0000
S.S .016 # 206-0001
S.S .016x.022 # 206-0006

Gray Power Chain Ii #639-0011
Gray Power O #640-0078
Metal Wire Ligature #270-0010
Lingual Hinge Cap Bracket Opening Tool #802-1001

The following is the recommended literature for participants:

1. Alexander C.M. et al Lingual Orthodontics: A status Report Part 1. J. Clin. Orthod. 16:255-262,1982

 2. Kurz C. Swartz M.L. Andreic, C: Lingual orthodontics: A status Report Part 2: Research and Development. J. Clin. Orthod. 16:735-740, 1982

 3. Scholz R.P., Swartz M.L. Lingual Orthodontics: A Status Report, Part 3: Indirect bonding- Laboratory and Clinical Procedures, J. Clinc. Orthod. 16:812-820,1982

4. Gorman J.C., Hilgers J.J., Smith J.R., Lingual Orthodontics A Status Report, Part 4: Diagnosis and Treatment Planning. J. Clinc. Orthod. 17:26-35,1983

5. Alexander C.M., Alexander R.G., Gorman J.C., Hilgers J., Kurz C., Scholz R.P., Lingual Orthodontics a Status Report No. 5 Lingual Mechanotherapy. J. Clin. Orthod. 17:99-115,1983

6. Alexander C.M., Alexander R.G., Sinclair P.M., Lingual Orthodontics: A status Report, Part 6, Patient and Practice Management. J. Clin. Orthod. 17:240-246,1983

7. Aguirre, M.J. Indirect bonding for Lingual Cases. J. Clin. Orthod. 18:565-569,1984

8. Chaconas Spiro J., Caputo Angelo A., Ademir R. B Force Transmission Characteristics of Lingual Appliances JCO 1990 Jan (36-43)

9. Creekmore TD. Lingual orthodontics - Its renaissances. Am J Orthod Dentofac Orthop 96: (120-137) 1989

10. Diamond Michael. Critical Aspects of Lingual Bracket Placement JCO 1983 Oct (688-691)

11. Fischer T. J., Ziegler F. D., Crossbite Correction with Copper Ni-Ti Archwires and Lingual Brackets JCO 1996 Feb (97-98)

12. Fillion D., Improving patient comfort with lingual brackets J Clin Orthod, 31(10):689-94, 1997

13. Fillion D., The Resurgence of Lingual Orthodontics, Clinical Impression Volume 7 (1998) No. 1

14. Fujita K., New Orthodontic Treatment with Lingual Bracket Mushroom Arch Wire Appliance, Am J. Orthod. 76:657-675,1979

15. Fujita K., Lingual Bracket and Mushroom Arch Wire Technique. Am J. Orthod. 82:120-140,1982

16. Fulmer D.T. Kuftinec M.M., Cephalometric appraisal of patients treated with fixed lingual orthodontics appliances: Historical review and analysis of cases: Am J. Orthod 95:514-520,1989

17. Geron S., The Lingual Bracket Jig. JCO Aug 1999 33;8:457-463

18. Gorman J.C., Kurz C. Smith J.R., Dunn R.M. Keys to Success in Lingual Therapy - Part 2 J. Clinc. Orthod. 89:330-340,1986

19. Gorman J.C., Treatment of adults with Lingual Appliances. Dental Clinics of North America. 32: No. 3:589-620,1988

20. Gorman J.C., Smith, R.J.,. Comparison of treatment effects with labial and lingual fixed appliances, Am. J. Orthod. Dentofac. Orthop. 99:202-209, 1991

21. Miyawaki S., Yasuhara M. Koh Y., Discomfort caused by bonded lingual orthodontic appliances in adult patients as examined by retrospective questionnaire, Am J. Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 115(1):83-8 1999

22. Paige S.F., A lingual Light-Wire Technique, J. Clin. Orthod. 16:534-544,1982

23. Romano R., Lingual Orthodontics. B.C Decker 1998

24. Roth, R.H., The straight-Wire Appliance 17 Year Later. J. Clin. Orthod. 9:632-642, 1987

25. Sinclair P.M., Cannito M.F., Goates L.J., Solomos L.F., Alexander M. Patient Responses to Lingual Appliances, J. Clinc. Orthod. 20:396-404,1986

26. Smith J.R., Gorman J.C., Dunn R.M., Keys to Success in Lingual Therapy - Part 1, J. Clinc. Orthod. 89:252-261,1986

27. Stamm T., Weichman D., Relation between second and third order problems in Lingual Orthodontic treatment, Journal of Lingual Orthodontics, Vol. 3, 2001

28. Takemoto K., Lingual Orthodontics Extraction Therapy. Clinical impressions 4:2-7,18-21,1995 

29. Wiechmann D., Lingual orthodontics (part 2): archwire fabrication, J Orofac Orthop 1999: 60(6):416-26

30. Geron S., Ziskind D., Lingual forced eruption orthodontic technique: Clinical consideration for patient selection and clinical report. J. Prosthet Dent 2002, 87: 125-8

31. Geron S., Romano R. El posicionamiento de los Brackets en Ortodoncia Lingual: revision critica de diferentes tecniacs. Revista de Ortodoncia Clinica No 3 Vol 4 Julio-Septiembr 2001(in Spanish)

32. Geron S., Chaushu S., Lingual Extraction treatment of Anterior Open bite in an Adult J. Clinc Orth August 2002 36:8, 441-446

33. Geron S., Romano R., Bracket positioning in Lingual Orthodontics, Critical review of different techniques KJCO The Korean Journal of Clinical Orthodontics 2003 Vol 2 No 6 57-63

34. Geron S., Romano R., Brosh T., Vertical Force in Labial and Lingual Orthodontics Applied on Maxillary Incisors - Theoretical Approach, Angle Ortho. 2004, 74;195-201

35. Geron S. Managing the orthodontic treatment of Advanced Periodontal Disease (ADP) patients with the lingual appliance World J Orthod 2004 ;Vol 5 No 4;324-331

36. Romano R.  The Art of the Smile 2004, Quintessence Publishing Co. Inc

37. Geron S., Shpack N. Kandos S. Davidovitch M., Vardimon A., Anchorage loss, a multifactorial response. Angle Ortho. 2003;73:730-737

38. Geron S., Vardimon A. Six Anchorage keys used in Lingual Orthodontics sliding mechanics, World J Orthod 2003;4:258-265

39. Goren S., Zoizner R., Geron S., Romano R., Lingual Orthodontics versus buccal Orthodontics: biomechanical and clinical aspects JLO Feb 2003

40. Geron S., Managing the orthodontic treatment of patients with advanced periodontal disease: the Lingual Appliance, WJO Vol 5 No 4 2004; 324-331

41. Shum, L.M-Y,  Wong R.W-K, Hägg, U., Lingual Orthodontics – A Review, Hong Kong Dental Journal 2004; 1: 13-20

42. Romano, R. The Art of Treatment Planning, Quintessence Punlishing, 2009 

43. MulliganT.F, The Advantages of Differential Moments, JCO, Volume XLIII Number 6 2009; 379-386

44. Romano, R.  Lingual & Esthetic Orthodontics, Quintessence Publishing, 2011

45.  www.lingualnews.com