Open AccessConfigured ligature wire for quick conventional and overtie lingual archwire ligations
Author(s) -
B Priyaranjan Chakravorty
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
apos trends in orthodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2321-4600
pISSN - 2321-1407
DOI - 10.4103/apos.apos_123_16
Subject(s) - ligature , bracket , ligation , medicine , dentistry , process (computing) , orthodontics , surgery , computer science , engineering , mechanical engineering , operating system
Ligation of archwire to lingual bracket is a tedious and time-consuming process. Any excessive clinical working time on a lingually treated patient has a direct bearing on pain and discomfort experienced due to prolonged mouth opening. An aid to quick and efficient ligation is described below