3rd appointment today. What do 'rope ties' do???

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#1 Post by **looloog** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 12:52 pm

Went to the 3rd adjustment a week and and half early because i had a loose bracket. It turned into my scheduled adjustment. I now have 'rope ties', and I got a very breif explination of them when I asked. Can anyone tell me what this is doing exactly?
Thanks!

#2 Post by **looloog** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 1:24 pm

Yes, they go from one bracket to the next, and they are twisted in betweer each bracket along the lenght of the archwire.
My orhto called it 'rope ties'.
Does it go by another name maybe?

#3 Post by **jennielee81** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 1:38 pm

Do you have gaps?

It is logical to think they are serving a similar purpose to power chains since they run along the same path.

HOWEVER, I don't know about this with any authority.....

Sounds very...uh...exciting!

#4 Post by **looloog** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 6:31 pm

Thanks for that link Meryaten. I believe my rope ties are the same as laceback ties.
I am not gapy really, in fact after I read the posts on that link i think mine is to make sure the spaces that closed (i had some teeth shaved to make room for movement) stay closed. As for applying torque, its possible they do that too since they are twisted across the brackets.
time will tell!

thanks for your posts and help!

#5 Post by **vivi21** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 12:34 am

hello looloog

i think i have the same thing is like two thin metal wires that are twisted and go on every bracket they look really similar to the powerchains the reason i know i had powerchains first and on my 4th adjustment the ortho said she didn't like the way the powerchains were working on me so she decided to put this rope ties to keep closing my gaps, by the way i really don't like this rope ties

because i don't know if this happens to you but every time i run my toung over my teeth my toung gets pinch

and it hurts