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Parts Of Your Braces

braces parts diagram
  1. BANDS-Stainless steel bands encirlce and are cemented to back teeth.
  2. ATTACHMENT- is tube or bracket welded to a band.
  3. BRACKET- a groved piece attached to to a band or a tooth that holds the main wire. These may be metal or clear. 
  4. ARCHWIRE- the main wire that is connected to all the teeth and upon which the teeth slide like a train on rails. 
  5. Ties or ligatures- elastic or wires that hold the archwire into the bracket.
  6. HOOKS- metal extensions which are used to attach rubber bands to the braces.
  7. SPRING- placed on the archwire between to brackets in order to push teeth next to the spring apart or pull two teeth together.
  8. TUBE- a pipe into which the archwire or headgear may be inserted.