Inkognito is the designation for a special type of orthodontic treatment. Unlike standard braces, which are attached facing the cheeks, for Inkognito the braces are attached behind the teeth, facing the tongue.

The manufacturing process for the brackets is more difficult, but the invisible treatment using the „Lingual technique“ is an alternative for those who need to correct the placement of their teeth but who are averse to using fixed braces for aesthetic purposes. The film shows three patient whose teeth were brought into the correct position over the course of several months using Incognito braces.

A view from the side makes it obvious how the teeth are moved using the braces, which occurs painlessly. This film shows pictures taken at intervals of one week, shown consecutively in order to provide a quick view of the progress of therapy.

The most modern equipment available is used to produce brackets: first silicon imprints of your teeth are sent to a company which uses them to manufacture plaster models. Dental technicians cut out the plaster teeth and use wax to prop them up the way they are supposed to stand at the end of treatment. A 3D-scanner is then used to store this setup as a very precise digital file.

Gold plates, called brackets, which are customized to fit your teeth, are then designed on screen. Once the brackets have been completed on computer, the data for the virtual models are sent to a 3D printer, which produces brackets made of wax.
The wax brackets are then put into plaster, and after the plaster hardens the plaster is warmed up until the wax brackets melt, and only the empty plaster block is left, a negative of the brackets so to speak.

Now the plaster blocks are filled with liquid metal – usually a gold alloy, and after this hardens the plaster is destroyed and the raw brackets are left. These need some fine-tuning. A computer-controlled robotic arm uses positioning data based on the digital bracket design to produce the exact form necessary for treatment.

After this work is completed you go to your dentist to get your new braces. Depending on the degree of displacement, it may take one to two years before you can flash your happy smile. What you also need to consider is that it takes a few days to get used to a foreign object in your mouth. Unlike the standard braces this type of braces especially affects the tongue.