Dr. (Mrs.) PV Ha z are y Prof. c II OD D pI. or Ort ho do nti cs he Hel d Pc1 WcH D en ted Co ll ege cl~ dng i (M ), Wardh a M l harc1 sh trdEstheti c ha always bee n a catchwo rd among patients. W ith mo re numb r of adult pati ents des iring orth odontic treatment , sp cial esth eti demands of these pa ti ents pose a gr at hall eng to th e o rth odo nti c co mmunit y. These patients have professio nal and so ial commitment s and ca nnot accept 'visibl e braces' even fo r a sho rt tim . Even a spec ialty lik o rthodo nti cs w hi ch had traditio nall y given more importance to tr ea tment objecti ves th an anything else had to rethink its app roac h toward s such pati ent s. To be able to serve su h pati nt s, th orthodo ntic communit y ca me out w ith th e ultimate esth etic so luti o n -Li ngual orthodonti c (LO). Lingual o rth odonti s, apart from offerin g th e esthetic benefit, also provide several mec hani al advantages. Si nce its inceptio n in ' 1970s great adva nces have bee n made in this modali ty. AI prese nt , the modality of Lingual o rt hodontics is a complete system in itse lf and enco mpasses a curate di ag nosi , treatm ent proto co l, c lini ca l and labo rato ry pro edures. Thi s article review s th e development and pr se nt status of thi s int erestin g and ex iting orthodo nti c approac h. Lin gual orth odo ntics, lingu al brackets, lingual brac k t pia em nt, lingual bo nd ing, pati ent s' res po ns s

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