Ligating device for arch wires or orthodontic wires and respective method for the application of an arch wire or an orthodontic wire

Abstract

The present invention relates to a ligating device (1) for arch wires or orthodontic wires, comprising a bondable base (2), for coupling to the tooth, and a main body (3), said main body (3) having a slot (4), suitable for receiving a metal arch wire (5), said device (1) being characterized in that said slot (4) has its entrance on one of its gingival or occlusal sides. The invention relates also to a method for the application of an arch wire or an orthodontic wire (5), characterized in providing the insertion of said arch wire or orthodontic wire (5) in a plurality of ligating devices (1) for arch wires or orthodontic wires, along a gingival-occlusal, or occlusal-gingival direction of insertion, of said plurality of devices (1).

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