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I have searched through some pictures of you guys in your cool braces and I can't find anyone else with these things on theirs...what are they? One of them is bent and the other isn't. I had it put on 3 weeks ago...
Those are loops in the archwire... I'm not up on all of their uses. But I know that they can be used to close gaps. And they can probably used for other small adjustments.
One of them is bent and the other isn't. I had it put on 3 weeks ago...