Orthodontic bracket

An orthodontic system for the alignment of teeth comprising:

• (a) an arch wire;
• (b) a bracket having a slot that is vertically aligned to the center of the bracket, two pairs of first hooks each pair disposed at opposite ends of the slot and wherein each particular first hook faces away from the slot but towards the bracket and two pairs of second hooks each pair disposed at opposite ends of the slot wherein each said second hook is disposed perpendicularly to each said first hook and wherein each particular second hook faces away from the bracket;
• (c) an elastic ligature fixed hooked on to each of the first hooks;
• wherein said arch wire is held in position by the elastic ligature and wherein the magnitude of the force exerted by said elastic ligature on the system are controlled by positioning said elastic ligature on different positions with respect to said second hooks.