Article: Therapeutic accuracy of the completely customized lingual appliance WIN : A retrospective cohort study

Objective: The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to assess the accuracy of the completely customized lingual appliance WIN (DW Lingual Systems, Bad Essen, Germany) employing a three-dimensional (3D) comparison between the setup and the final result.

Materials And Methods: The setup and final models of 20 consecutively debonded patients (40 jaws; 7 males, 13 females; mean age 15.76 ± 4.45 years) with various malocclusions of a private practice specialized in orthodontics were digitalized using a 3D scanner. The 3D models of the setup and the final model of each jaw were then digitally matched using the best fit algorithm and segmented into single teeth. After placing individual coordinate systems, the homologous teeth of the setup and the final model were matched to be able to calculate the exact deviations of all rotational and translational components. The t test for unpaired samples, Kruskal-Wallis tests, U tests, and ANOVA with Duncan post hoc test were applied statistically.

Results: Regarding the incisors, the angle discrepancies between the setup and the final result appeared to be less than 3° (torque 2.96°; tip 2.04°; rotation 2.00°). The translations showed mean values less than 0.3 mm (mesiodistal 0.16 mm; buccolingual 0.15 mm; vertical 0.29 mm). Slightly higher values could be measured in the lateral segments regarding rotations (torque 5.18°; tip 3.10°; rotation 3.70°) as well as regarding translations (mesiodistal 0.26 mm; buccolingual 0.64 mm; vertical 0.36 mm).

Conclusions: Using the completely customized lingual appliance WIN, it is possible to achieve the final result predicted by the setup with a high accuracy.

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Therapeutic Accuracy of the Completely Customized Lingual Appliance WIN : A Retrospective Cohort Study