title: A view from behind: a history of lingual orthodontics.
abstract: Lingual orthodontic appliances have experienced a renaissance in the UK over the past 5 years, becoming more widely accepted as a suitable alternative to conventional labial appliances when treating most malocclusions. Clinically improved laboratory techniques have overcome many of the difficulties that a previous generation of orthodontists encountered when first trying to embrace this innovative technique to correct malocclusions. This article provides a brief history of lingual orthodontics. It will discuss the development of the technique, the reasons for its initial rise and fall in popularity, and more recent developments that have re-established its popularity among orthodontists in the UK.
authors.affiliation: London Lingual Orthodontic Clinic, London, UK. asif@londonlingualbraces.com
authors.forename: Asif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chatoo
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design / Q000266:history; D016910:Orthodontic Brackets / Q000266:history*; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000266:history*
keywords: History; lingual braces; orthodontics