title: Clinical pearl: LingLock--the flossable fixed retainer.
abstract: The present article describes a new product for long-term retention of the lower dental arch. The LingLock is a fixed bonded retainer from canine to canine in the lower front made up of separate, but co-working retention elements in the ceramic material aluminium oxide (Al2O3). The LingLock retainer enables the patient to floss the teeth in a regular manner in the actual retention area.
authors.affiliation: oleca@online.no
authors.forename: O C
authors.initials: OC
authors.lastname: Amundsen
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Wisth
mesh_terms: D000537:Aluminum Oxide / Q000737:chemistry; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate / Q000737:chemistry; D002516:Ceramics / Q000737:chemistry; D003481:Cuspid; D001840:Dental Bonding / Q000379:methods; D003742:Dental Devices, Home Care; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D018704:Orthodontic Retainers; D019279:Resin Cements / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D019279:Resin Cements; C065742:Transbond; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate; D000537:Aluminum Oxide