For braces to work effectively, the archwire must remain secured in the brackets. Traditional braces achieve this by using elastic bands or metal ties. In contrast, self-ligating braces use a ...

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The self-ligating bracket market is expected to grow significantly in the next few years. This type of bracket is becoming increasingly popular due to its many benefits, including the fact that it is ...

The process of correcting the alignment of patient’s teeth with braces can be long, painful and awkward. Just as any other science Orthodontics, has also undergone advances in technology. The aim of ...

While traditional metal and ceramic braces use rubber bands to connect brackets to the wire, self-ligating braces have brackets that clip right onto the wire. The brackets are smaller and can be ...

Ormco has released the Alias lingual bracket system, a passive self-ligating lingual appliance developed in conjunction with Drs. Giuseppe Scuzzo and Kyoto Takemoto. Practice Specialties Hygiene ...

But while traditional braces have elastic bands surrounding each bracket, Damon braces use a self-ligating system to connect archwires to brackets, instead of elastic ties which are common with ...

Because they’re largely the same as standard metal braces, self-ligating braces also cost in the range of $3,000 to $7,000. Instead of holding the archwire onto the metal brackets with a rubber ...