De Souza Neil, Martires Sergio, Chalakkal Paul, Da Costa Godwin Clovis
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Goa Dental College and Hospital, Bambolim, Goa, India.
Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Goa Dental College and Hospital, Bambolim, Goa, India.
Contemp Clin Dent. 2018 Sep;9(Suppl 2):S358-S360. doi: 10.4103/ccd.ccd_135_18.
The active lingual arch (LA) and the lip bumper (LB) are popular appliances used for maintaining or increasing arch length. This article highlights an innovative appliance that incorporates the LA and the LB, indicated for the simultaneous treatment of space loss and lip sucking habit.
活动舌弓(LA)和唇挡(LB)是用于维持或增加牙弓长度的常用矫治器。本文重点介绍一种结合了LA和LB的创新矫治器,适用于同时治疗间隙丧失和吮唇习惯。