摘要 |
<p>Device (15) for applying elastic ligatures to an orthodontic bracket, which includes jaw elements (48) spreadable for stretching an elastic ligature (98) and for dispensing the ligature directly onto an orthodontic bracket (91) in an orthodontic system so as to attach an archwire (95) to a bracket. The device (15) may be in the form of a gun which can be used first to load a ligature from a dispenser (99) and then to unload the ligature around and onto a bracket.</p> |