Self-Ligating Bracket for Orthodontics

A self-ligating bracket for orthodontics comprising

• a bracket body having a base,
• an occlusal wall extending away from the base and having at least one occlusal ligature wing,
• a gingival wall extending away from the base and having at least one gingival ligature wing,
• a channel which extends between the occlusal wall and the gingival wall continuously in the direction from mesial to distal,
• a sliding element, which is held in a guide of the bracket and can be displaced in the guide, back and forth in the gingival-occlusal direction, between a closed position, in which the channel is closed along at least a portion of its length, and an open position, in which the channel is open in the labial direction,
• and structure that can hold the sliding element in the closed position thereof and captively secure the sliding element in the open position thereof, the structure being integrated in the bracket,
• wherein
• the at least one gingival or occlusal ligature wing and the associated gingival or occlusal wall of the channel are components of the sliding element;
• the sliding element has one or more lingual extensions which extend parallel to the base of the channel;
• the at least one lingual extension is guided in the guide;
• the guide includes a slot which extends underneath the channel in the bracket, parallel to the base of the channel;
• at least the gingival wall or the occlusal wall of the channel has, at a distance from the base of the channel, a labial extension that extends in the direction toward the opposite wall of the channel.