Orthodontic bracket that includes a bracket base polymer or ceramic bracket base and a metal insert having a removable cover web labial selectively

摘要

Convertible orthodontic bracket of the present invention (100), bracket base formed polymeric material and ceramic material and / or from (104) and (102), archwire archwire or hole received in the slot of the bracket base and a (105) metal insert defining a tube. Metal insert (105), removable labial selectively extending between (105a, 105b) of the occlusal side wall and gingival side wall gingival side wall (105a), occlusal side wall (105b), lingual bottom wall and (105c), I include (112) covers the web. Metal insert (105) can be formed by machining, preferably as an integral piece of a single metal. Metal insert (105) may be formed using a metal stronger not be suitable for use in metal injection molding process.