The Morelli Lingual Sheaths With Ball Hook is a weldable lingual tube with a ball hook, supplied for welding to orthodontic bands on the first molars (16, 26, 36 and 46). Manufactured from Metal Injection Molding (MIM) stainless steel, it has a 3.5 mm tube length and a neutral 0° torque / 0° offset prescription.
Key Features
Weldable base — supplied for welding to orthodontic bands rather than direct bonding.
Ball hook — retention point for elastics and auxiliary devices on the lingual side.
MIM stainless steel construction for consistent geometry from unit to unit.
3.5 mm tube length with a neutral 0° torque and 0° offset prescription.
Low-profile lingual design with smooth rounded surfaces to limit soft-tissue irritation.
First-molar positions — 16, 26, 36 and 46.
Technical Specifications
Material: Metal Injection Molding (MIM) stainless steel
Prescription: Lingual
Attachment Method: Welding
Tooth Positions: 16, 26, 36, 46
Length: 3.5 mm
Torque: 0°
Offset: 0°
Quantity: 10 pcs
Purpose: Lingual attachment welded to molar bands for archwire auxiliaries and elastic anchorage
Certifications: FDA Approved, CE Approved, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 13485:2016
Country of Manufacture: Brazil
Package Includes: 10 Morelli lingual tubes with ball hook
Clinical Applications
Band assembly: welded to anatomical molar bands to build band-and-tube sets in the laboratory or in-office.
Lingual auxiliaries: housing for lingual arches, transpalatal bars and other auxiliary wires on banded molars.
Elastic anchorage: the ball hook provides an attachment point for intraoral elastics and traction accessories.
Building your own banded molar assemblies?
This lingual tube is welded, not bonded, letting you combine it with the molar band of your choice for the positions 16, 26, 36 and 46.
