INSTRUMENTS FOR DIRECT BONDED LINGUAL FOR ORTHODONTICS AND RELATED METHODS

An assessment tool for assessing whether an orthodontic wire may be bonded to a lingual side of a patient's teeth includes a first leg and a second leg defining an x-shape and a central axis and a first evaluation paddle extending from a first distal end of the first leg. The evaluation paddle has a first flat evaluation surface facing the central axis. The assessment tool also includes a second evaluation paddle extending from a second distal end of the first leg, a third evaluation paddle extending from a first distal end of the second leg and a fourth evaluation paddle extending from a second distal end of the second leg. The first evaluation paddle may be a lower mandibular paddle, the second evaluation paddle may be a maxillary centrals paddle, the third evaluation paddle may be a maxillary lateral incisors paddle and the fourth evaluation paddle may be a mandibular canines paddle.