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Demonstrating the benefit of self-ligating brackets in the management of severe dental crowding on a non–extraction basis
From Volume 10, Issue 4, October 2017 | Pages 151-156
Article
The first self-ligating bracket (SLB) was described by Stolzenberg in the 1930s1 and introduced as the Russell lock edgewise attachment. The concept of the SLB has not changed much since that introduction. However, the use of the design has become much more mainstream in the last three decades, so much so that the success of the Damon type bracket is almost synonymous with a form of treatment. Due to this growing demand from both the orthodontist and the patient, many new bracket types have been described. These are all based around having a spring clip which ‘locks’ the archwire in position, ie excluding the use of elastics or wire ligatures. These brackets can further be subdivided into their ‘active’ or ‘passive’ variants. The active form has a spring clip which presses against the archwire and in the passive form the clip does not come into contact with the archwire.
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