What type of patient makes a good candidate for lingual braces orthodontic treatment?
Not everyone is a suitable candidate for lingual braces treatment. In general, appropriate candidates will be adults and older teenagers (teenagers that have few, if any, baby teeth remaining). The patient’s teeth need to be relatively normal sized, as opposed to being very small. Good candidates will have a bite relationship that is accommodating to the presence of lingual braces. If the patient has teeth that overlap excessively (deep vertical overbite) or have an alignment that might produce heavy forces on their orthodontic brackets when they chew or otherwise close their teeth together, lingual braces probably aren’t the best choice. Only an evaluation by an orthodontist can lead to a determination that lingual braces technique is a suitable treatment approach for you.
