Istar Dental Supply
Istar ligature wire provides dentists with durable, flexible control for securing brackets, ensuring reliable and efficient orthodontic treatment.
Key Features
Superior Material Selection
Our products use high quality, biocompatible materials to manufacture the wire ligature braces, which ensures that it does not cause any adverse effects on the patient's oral health during prolonged wear, while it maintains long-lasting elasticity and strength to effectively maintain the results of orthodontic treatment.
Fine Craftsmanship
Each preformed ligature wire is formed through precise processing, with smooth and burr-free surface, which can not only effectively reduce the friction stimulation to the soft tissues of the patient's oral cavity, but also make the ligature process smoother, and greatly enhance the convenience and comfort of operation.
Size of Ligature Wire
Ligature wire braces comes in a variety of sizes and specifications, with common diameter sizes such as 0.020mm, 0.025mm, 0.030mm, etc.
Ligature wire sizes mainly affect the strength and flexibility of the ligature wire. Long ligature wire (e.g. 0.025mm), which are relatively larger in diameter, harder and stronger, have the advantage of providing better fixation during twisting and tying.
But the disadvantage is that they may be relatively less convenient to handle than thinner ligature wires and may cause slightly more irritation to the soft tissues of the oral cavity.
Short ligature wire (e.g., 0.020 mm), which are smaller in diameter, relatively soft and flexible, have the advantage of being easy to handle, easy to ligate through the groove of the bracket, and less irritation to the soft tissues of the oral cavity.
But the disadvantage of being susceptible to fracture during twisting and tying, which may affect the fixation effect..
Ligature Wire vs Power Chain
- Composition: Ligature wire is usually made up of a single wire or elastic band, which is simple and single in colour and shape, whereas power chains are formed by connecting many small elastic ligature wires together, which is more flexible and adaptable and has a wider choice of colours, but food or beverages may cause staining to it.
- Strength and Stability: Ligature wires are moderately strong and can meet the needs of general orthodontic treatment. However, due to some friction between the ortho ligature wire and the archwire, the speed of tooth movement may be affected. The power chain is made up of multiple dental ligature wire in series, and it has higher strength and stability. The power chain is able to better adapt to the movement of the teeth and reduce friction, thus speeding up the movement of the teeth.
- Treatment Results and Comfort: Friction between the ligature wire and the archwire may result in slower tooth movement and relatively longer treatment cycles. In addition, the end of the ligature wire may irritate the oral mucosa, affecting patient comfort. The power chain can reduce friction and speed up tooth movement, thus shortening the treatment cycle. At the same time, the elastic design of the Power Chain allows it to fit more closely to the teeth, reducing discomfort.
FAQ of Ligature Wire
Ligature wire orthodontics has the function of ligation and fixation in orthodontics, and its uses mainly include the following aspects.
First of all, it can fix the brackets and adjust the gaps: ligature wire ortho can fix the arch wire and its attachments in the bracket grooves to ensure the stability of the orthodontic appliances.
By adjusting the ligature wire, the doctor can control the direction and speed of tooth movement, thus adjusting the gap and making the teeth gradually aligned.
Secondly, it promotes the alignment of teeth. The ligature wire, together with the arch wire, exerts appropriate pressure and traction on the teeth to move the misaligned teeth to the correct position.
This force is even and steady, which helps to promote the renewal and movement of tooth cells, resulting in straight teeth.
In addition it enhances facial aesthetics. By adjusting the position of the teeth and the bite, ligature wires can improve facial proportions and symmetry.
The specialised tool used to manipulate and secure the ligature wires is known as a ligature pliers, which is a type of pliers designed specifically for orthodontic treatment, equipped with a delicate and flexible jaw section.
it is specially designed to accurately and precisely place and tie the ligature wires around the brackets on the surface of the teeth to ensure the stability and effectiveness of the orthodontic treatment, thus helping the teeth to move in a predetermined direction to achieve the desired alignment and occlusion.
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