Ligature question - confused
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Ligature question - confused
Was reading here that people are getting their ligs changed every appointment. In have Damon braces, do Damon's have ligs that require changing? Obviously I haven't been to my first adjustment apt yet
Re: Ligature question - confused
Through the research I've been doing the last few days; Damon braces don't use ligatures. (At least the style I looked at on their website.)
That's why they say their braces move teeth faster; they say the ligatures stop the teeth moving along the wire because they're fixed to it with the ligature instead of sliding along it as the Damon's do.
I can't comment if they move teeth faster or not just going by what I read here and their website.
That's why they say their braces move teeth faster; they say the ligatures stop the teeth moving along the wire because they're fixed to it with the ligature instead of sliding along it as the Damon's do.
I can't comment if they move teeth faster or not just going by what I read here and their website.
Round 3 (lifetime) Damon stainless applied 3/16/20 (after 4 weeks attempting invisalign) On for about 18 months
Night time elastics with invisalign retainers; still...
Double jaw surgery was 6/18/15...
Orthodontics never really ends...
I'm emphatically against extraction orthodontics!
Night time elastics with invisalign retainers; still...
Double jaw surgery was 6/18/15...
Orthodontics never really ends...
I'm emphatically against extraction orthodontics!
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Re: Ligature question - confused
Probably not... if you don't have them now. You probably have self-ligating braces which means that there are little doors on your brackets that open and close to hold your wire in. The other people with ligatures have to have the ligs to hold their wire in.
But you might have a powerchain at some point... which is kinda like ligatures but all connected in one long string of rubber.
But you might have a powerchain at some point... which is kinda like ligatures but all connected in one long string of rubber.
Re: Ligature question - confused
No, Damons are self-ligating. We have little doors on our brackets that hold the wire in, so we don't need ligs.TheKT wrote:Was reading here that people are getting their ligs changed every appointment. In have Damon braces, do Damon's have ligs that require changing? Obviously I haven't been to my first adjustment apt yet
Had Damons (ceramic upper, metal lower) from June 27, 2013 - January 20, 2015
15-18 month sentence, official time in braces was 18 months, 3 weeks, 3 days
My Story: http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtop ... =9&t=45054
15-18 month sentence, official time in braces was 18 months, 3 weeks, 3 days
My Story: http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtop ... =9&t=45054
Re: Ligature question - confused
No ligatures on the Damons. As others mentioned there may be other fun accessories in your future -- the aptly-named power chains, elastics, and so forth. Best of luck to you!
Dan
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. -- Buddist saying
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. -- Buddist saying