Orthodontic bracket
AssigneeOrmco Corporation
InventorDwight H. Damon
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Abstract
An orthodontic bracket is described and which includes a base member defining an archwire slot having an opening, and at least one projection extending outwardly from the base member; a ligating slide moveable between a first position which is clear of the archwire slot, and second position where the ligating slide projects over the opening of the archwire slot; and a biasing member borne by the ligating slide, and resiliently cooperating with the projection, and wherein the biasing member has a first portion which receives the projection when the ligating slide is in the first position, and a second portion which receives the projection when the ligating slide is in the second position.
Claims3
A method of orthodontic treatment with an orthodontic bracket having a bracket body including an archwire slot for receiving an archwire, an anterior surface, and a recess that is formed in the anterior surface, an archwire in the archwire slot, the archwire slot including opposed slot walls projecting outwardly from a base surface, the orthodontic bracket further including a ligating slide that is movable between an opened position and a closed position, the method comprising:
- inserting a tool into the recess;
- contacting a superior end of the ligating slide with the tool;
- and
- opening the ligating slide with the tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.