The Latest Lingual Orthodontics: Customized Brackets, Pre-Formed Straight Archwires, Multi-Functional Micro-Implants
Professor Fujita caused a great sensation in 1979, introducing Lingual Braces. Lingual has now progressed very far from its early limitations of complex wires and long treatments.
Many superior lingual brackets have been developed and now tooth movements are very effective and discomfort is alleviated. Archwires have evolved from individualized mushroom-shaped to pre-formed straight archwires, making treatment results fast & convenient.
Micro-implants have expanded our range of treatment indications overcoming so many previous limitations.
Customized lingual brackets, pre-formed straight archwires and microimplants now take lingual orthodontics to the highest levels of results, comparable to the best treatment standards of labial in similar times.
All malocclusions can now be treated with lingual treatment without any difference from labial.
Biography
Ryoon-Ki Hong
EDUCATION
(ACADEMIC DEGREES AND CE COURSES)
- DDS, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Korea (1985)
- Orthodontic specialty training at the Department of Orthodontics, Dental School, Tsurumi University, Japan (1987.4-1991.3)
- PhD, Dental School, Tsurumi University, Japan (1991)
- Diplomate, WBLO (World Board of Lingual Orthodontists) (2011)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
(PROFESSIONAL AND CLINICAL ACTIVITY)
- Director, Chong-A Orthodontic Clinic, Seoul, Korea.
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Dankook University, Chonan, Korea
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Dentistry, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea
MEMBERSHIPS
(SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATIONS AND SOCIETIES MEMBERSHIPS)
- Founding member, Korean Association of Lingual Orthodontists (KALO)
- Active member, World Society of Lingual Orthodontics (WSLO)
- Active member, European Society of Lingual Orthodontics (ESLO)
- Active member, Korean Association of Orthodontists (KAO)
- International member, American Association of Orthodontists (AAO)
- Fellow, World Federation of Orthodontists (WFO)
OFFICES
(OFFICE HOLDER IN SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATIONS AND SOCIETIES)
- President of Korean Association of Lingual Orthodontists (KALO) (2010-2012).
- Councilor, Korean Association of Orthodontists (KAO) (2008~2020)
- President of World Society of Lingual Orthodontics (WSLO) (2023-2027)