LINGUAL PASSIVE SELF-LIGATING STRAIGHT WIRE WITH SQUARE SLOT BRACKETS AND ACTIVE RETAINERS: COMPARISON BETWEEN LINGUAL ORTHODONTIC TECHNIQUES FOR THE RESOLUTION OF ANTERIOR DENTAL CROWDING

A. Pinto¹, V. Mazzetti¹ and A.M. Pujia²

¹PhD Materials for Health, Environment and Energy, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
²Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

*Correspondence to:
Alberto Maria Pujia, MD
Department of Biomedicine and Prevention,
University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
e-mail: albujia@gmail.com

Received: 04 May, 2020 Accepted: 27 July, 2020 Biolife-Publisher.it © 2020

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ABSTRACT

 Anterior crowding is one of the main reasons for orthodontic treatment in adults. The aim of this study is to evaluate the differences between two orthodontic alignment techniques of the anterior groups. The first technique involves the use of an active retainer that uses Copper Nickel-Titanium (Cu Ni-Ti) orthodontic wires with a round section which are free to slide in the composite modeled on the palatal surfaces of the dental elements. The second technique involves the use of lingual passive self-ligating system straight wire with square slot brackets. The passive self-ligating straight wire with square slot brackets technique is more reliable than the active retainers with round section Cu Ni-Ti arches for the alignment of anterior sectors.

Keywords: lingual orthodontics, active retainers, self-ligating, straight wire, anterior crowding