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Self‐ligating brackets in orthodontics: do they deliver what they claim?
Author(s) -
Miles PG
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2008.01081.x
Subject(s) - tying , popularity , orthodontics , dentistry , medicine , psychology , computer science , social psychology , operating system
Self‐ligating brackets have enjoyed recent popularity in the orthodontic marketplace with various claims made including faster ligation, lower friction, faster treatment, less pain, waking up the tongue, and fewer appointments. Although various designs of self‐ligating brackets have been available for many years they have only recently surged in popularity on the back of these claims but what evidence is there to support these claims? This review article examines the current available evidence regarding treatment duration, influence on archform, and the speed of tying and untying self‐ligating brackets compared with conventional brackets and methods of ligation.