What is the invisible tongue correction technique? What are its advantages and disadvantages?

Lingual invisible orthodontics is an orthodontic technique that all dental appliances are installed on the lingual side of teeth for orthodontic treatment. There is no orthodontic treatment device in appearance, which is very beautiful, so it is also very popular.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of lingual invisible correction?

1, advantages of lingual invisible correction

(1) Before making the lingual contact appliance, the orthodontist determines the orthodontic scheme and discharges the model, so that the effect after molding can be known in advance.

(2) The brackets for lingual contact correction are made of DLP digital projection technology, and the archwire and groove have good matching effect and accurate size.

(3) The lingual invisible appliance is worn on the inner side of the teeth, and there is no bracket steel wire in appearance, so there is no need to worry about decalcification of the tooth surface.

(4) Use the mounting tray to indirectly install the lingual invisible appliance. The installation tray is a bracket designed in advance in the computer, which is accurately installed on the uncorrected model, and then the whole model is accurately manufactured by laminating, which is convenient for installation.

(5) The bracket bottom plate of the personalized lingual invisible appliance is designed accurately in the computer according to the different conditions of the patient's tooth surface, with high positioning accuracy and large bonding area. Because the bottom surface is made of woven net, the bonding force is high.

2. Disadvantages of invisible tongue correction

(1) has a high cost, which is about twice that of ordinary orthodontics.

(2) The requirements for doctors' operation are higher and the technical difficulty is greater.

(3) The first week has an influence on pronunciation, which can be improved and adapted after intensive practice.