Forced eruption in lingual technique with Forestadent Brackets

Shay Portal D.M.D., M.Sc Tel Aviv University, Israel

www.lingualnews.com Vol2. No. 1 May 2004

The forced eruption of anterior teeth with lingually bonded brackets can be sometimes a difficult task. The brackets may interfere with  the occlusion and cause disarticulation of the posterior teeth (1). The brackets should be positioned, therefore, as far cervically as possible, which may cause gingival irritation and buccal displacement of the erupting tooth.  Positioning the brackets in a precise location on the lingual aspect of the teeth can avoid the undesirable labial movement of the crown (1,2). This procedure is more difficult on the lingual aspect of the teeth than on the labial aspect, and requires a laboratory stage.  occlusion, and therefore can be  ositioned more incisally. the flat shape also improves considerably the patient's comfort. The brackets are self ligating and easy to engage. There is no need of any lab procedure, the bonding can be made directly to the teeth, or include a simple in-office indirect bonding procedure

Fig 1: The new 2D lingual brackets from Forstadent are very useful in cases of forced eruptions of anterior teeth.

References
1.Geron S. Ziskind D. Lingual forced eruption orthodontic technique: clinical considerations for case selection and clinical report Journal Prosthet Dent 2002;87: 125-8
2. Chaushu S. Zehavi T., Becker A., Forced eruption of maxillary incisor teeth from the lingual side Quintessence int 2004;35:431-436

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