3M Unitek Universal Lingual Attachments for Bands
Universal lingual attachments welded to orthodontic bands, giving an anchorage point on the lingual surface for elastics, wires or other auxiliaries.
Unitek Lingual Attachments are small components attached to the lingual, or tongue-facing, side of an orthodontic band, providing an anchorage point that clinicians can use to attach elastics, ligate a lingual wire, or engage an auxiliary appliance without needing to place a separate bonded attachment.
Being described as universal, this attachment is intended to suit a range of banding and treatment configurations across the upper and lower arch rather than being limited to a single specific application. Lingual attachments give the treating orthodontist flexibility to add anchorage or engagement points as a treatment plan develops, without having to swap out the band already cemented in place, which is convenient when a case changes direction partway through treatment.
This product line is transitioning from the Unitek Lingual Attachments name to the Solventum Clear Plastic Buttons product line as the manufacturer updates its naming and material options across the range. Practices that band molars as part of their standard mechanics keep lingual attachments like this on hand as a routine banding accessory, since the need for a lingual anchorage point can arise at various stages of treatment depending on the mechanics being used.
