Anterior teeth relapse after comprehensive orthodontic treatment due to partial breakage of a lingual retainer, which may go unnoticed by the patient until spaces reappear and the tooth gets protruded or extruded or even rotated. Most patients are unwilling to have brackets rebonded in such situations. A simple and effective technique for dealing such relapses using bonded lingual buttons labially in a patient with maxillary anterior teeth has been described.
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