Bonded retainers have been used principally for long-term retention of treated cases. Various methods of bonding lingual retainers have been described in the literature over the past two decades. However, accurate and passive placement of retainers has always been a matter of concern. This report presents a simple and economical method for accurate and passive placement of bonded lingual retainers that enables the operator to save considerable chair time.
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