W-Shaped Lingual Retainer Wire Stabilizer

Abstract

In orthodontics, the stability of the final occlusion is as important as the correction achieved. Since the beginning of the century, fixed retainers have been recommended after correction of rotated or tipped incisors and/or for maintenance of increased intercanine width. However, bonding a lingual retainer is still challenging as it requires long working time and has a risk of contamination from saliva and moisture which can cause bonding failure. So, the need for a device which would hold the lingual retainer wire was felt. So, a device was developed to hold wire with an ease, while bonding the lingual retainer.