ligatures and tie wires

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mandaluv
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ligatures and tie wires

#1 Post by mandaluv »

Does anyone know why tie wires are used sometimes instead of ligatures?

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mandaluv
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#2 Post by mandaluv »

how do you know so much??? are you an ortho? if not, then maybe you should consider... :)
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Way Too Old For This
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#3 Post by Way Too Old For This »

mandaluv, since the beginning of my treatment my ortho has always used a combination of tie wires and ligatures. On the stubborn teeth they always use the wires, then the assistant always puts a ligature on top of the tie wire (she tells me) just to make it more comfortable. I also ask them to put ligatures on the brackets on my molar bands to make the more comfortable and they always do.
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Dark_angel
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#4 Post by Dark_angel »

Meryaten, im just curious to what kind of surgery you had. Sorry if this was posted somewhere else.
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