How do ligatures work? - braces?

Question

Hey, my orthodontist has said my teeth have stop moving from braces alone & the last option is ligatures. What can I do to increase the chances of them working?

Some ideas I've have:

Keep my mouth open so they stretch more

Eat softer foods so my teeth aren't so strong.

Eat harder foods so my teeth are pulled out more

And that's about it! Any help would be fantastic! :)

Answer 1

well ligatures are nthin but mode of uniting different units  to one   so that required force is distributed to all and would  help in preventing further damage  to single particular units!

                                                                                                   ligatures can be   elastics  or chains  which will unite brackets  to  wires or mayb more teeth are attached to  each other with the  help of elastics  so that they act as  a  single unit !

       well all u can do to improvise the  condition is  to let it remain in the proper position , keep hygiene  as good  as possible  without disturbin ur treatment wires and ligatures, have a softer diet, avoid sticky and fibrous  diet and  most important do practise ur dentists instructions!

Answer 2

I don't think you have a clear understanding of what he meant.  Ligatures are just a general name for the thing that holds the wire into th bracket slot.  Usually they are those little round elastic ligatures, sometimes if the teeth are far out of alignment and the elastic isn't strong enough they will tie it in place with a wire ligature instead because then it won't flex.  Sometimes if your teeth have space between them they will use a powerchain for a ligature which is like a bunch of elastic bands hooked together and its a chain that goes from one bracket to the next.  If you really want to know what he meant best way is to ask him because there was probobly a misunderstanding