CONSTRUCTIVE SYSTEM OF A SELF-LIGATING BRACKET WITH VARIABLE RESISTANCE TO SLIDING

摘要

A self-ligating bracket and system with variable resistance to sliding. The bracket includes locking elements and/or deflection control components that govern the flexibility and movement of blades or clips that extend over an archwire slot, in order to adjust the action of such blades or clips relative to an archwire positioned within an archwire slot in the bracket.

主权项

1. A self-ligating bracket system having variable resistance to sliding, the system comprising:
a bracket body, including an archwire slot formed therein for receiving an archwire received thereby; at least a first tie wing attached to the body and having a blade or clip receiving slot extending therein; and a blade or clip retainably receiveable within the receiving slot of the at least a first tie wing, such that at least a portion of the blade or clip extends over at least a portion of the archwire slot, the retainably received blade or clip being configured to retain the received archwire.