A removable lingual retainer apparatus contains brackets bonded to teeth and adapted to receive a wire. A clip is fitted into a hole in the bracket and/or a cap snaps around the bracket to retain the wire in the bracket. Optionally, the wire can be retained with a safety cap, hinge or spring. The wire stabilizes teeth and may be removed from the brackets to facilitate cleaning of the teeth and adjusting of the wire by un-snapping the cap or removing the clip. In another embodiment, the bracket is adapted to be used as an orthodontic attachment that receives an orthodontic wire and incorporates the safety cap that covers the attachment for use in conventional orthodontic therapy.
