What are the names of the different parts of fixed devices?
- BRACKET – An attachment bonded to the tooth
- WIRE – An arc-shaped wire held in place in the brackets by ligatures or sliding mechanisms
- ELASTIC LIGATURE –Small elastic ring surrounding the bracket to hold the wire in place or METALIC LIGATURE – Small metallic ring surrounding the bracket to hold the wire in place
- HOOK – Small fastener on the bracket used to hookelastics
- RING – Metal ring bonded around a tooth used with some devices
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