title: An alternative approach to debonding lingual brackets.
abstract: This clinical pearl describes a technique of debonding the lingual brackets with minimum discomfort to the patient. It also reduces the risk of swallowing or aspirating the brackets and decreases the risk of enamel damage.
authors.forename: Hesham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: David T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Waring
authors.forename: Ovais H
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Malik
mesh_terms: D017005:Dental Debonding / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D004867:Equipment Design; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D016910:Orthodontic Brackets; D009969:Orthodontic Wires; D010146:Pain / Q000517:prevention & control; D010969:Plastics / Q000737:chemistry; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
chemical_list: D003764:Dental Materials; D010969:Plastics