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

Thanks!

how do you know so much??? are you an ortho? if not, then maybe you should consider...

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.

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