Lingual Button

Key specifications

• Product type: Orthodontic lingual button accessory used with fixed appliances to move teeth and support anchorage.​

• Intended use: You use it as an anchor for elastics, power chains, ligatures or auxiliary wires to assist in rotations, retractions, space closure and bite correction.​

• Placement: You bond it to the lingual (inner) surface of selected teeth with orthodontic adhesive or weld it to bands, depending on the design.​

• Material: High‑quality, corrosion‑resistant stainless steel or similar orthodontic alloy suitable for long‑term intraoral use.​

• Design features: Low‑profile button head with smooth, rounded contours for patient comfort and a mesh or patterned base that improves bonding strength.​

• Variants: Available in round or rectangular designs, with bondable and weldable types and options with integrated hooks or double wings for different mechanics.​

• Wire/elastic compatibility: Accepts elastics and common auxiliary wire sizes (approximately 0.012–0.018 inch) for versatile clinical mechanics.​

• Indications: You use it for rotation control, traction in impacted or displaced teeth, anchorage reinforcement and activation of palatal or lingual appliances.​