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Abstract

The bracket comprising a bracket body having a base, an occlusal wall extending away from the base and having at least one occlusal ligature wing, a gingival wall extending away from the base and having at least one gingival ligature wing, a channel which extends between the occlusal wall and the gingival wall continuously in the direction from mesial to distal, a sliding element, which is held in a guide of the bracket and can be displaced in the guide, back and forth in the gingival-occlusal direction, between a closed position, in which the channel is closed along at least a portion of its length, and an open position, in which the channel is open in the labial direction, and means that can hold the sliding element in the closed position thereof and, in the open position thereof, captively secure the sliding element, the means being integrated in the bracket.

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First Claim