lingual braces
. History of Lingual Braces. Around 1975, two orthodontists working independently in Japan and the United States started developing their own systems to place braces on the inside surfaces of the teeth -- lingual braces.. The late Dr. Craven Kurz of CALIFORNIA (UCLA) developed the early Kurz/Ormco lingual bracket stsyem.In 1976, Kurz submitted the first lingual appliance patent to the US Patent Office, and 3 years later, with the collaborative work of Craig Andreiko, DDS, MS, and Ormco Corp, 9454
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