Open AccessAn innovative appliance for the simultaneous treatment of premolar space loss and lip sucking habit
Author(s) -
Neil De Souza,
Sergio Martires,
Paul Chalakkal,
Godwin Clovis Da Costa
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/ccd.ccd_135_18
Subject(s) - habit , premolar , arch , medicine , dentistry , orthodontics , dental arch , psychology , engineering , molar , structural engineering , psychotherapist
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.