An orthodontic bracket (10) with an adjustable hook (118, 218) designed to facilitate bending. The orthodontic bracket includes a bracket body (12) mountable to a tooth and an adjustable hook extending from the bracket body, the adjustable hook comprising a stem base structure (128, 228), a bend region (126, 226) extending from the stem base structure, a neck region (124, 224) extending from the bend region, and a head (122, 222) extending from the neck region. In some embodiments, the adjustable hook has a length, L1, measured from a bottom portion of the stem base structure to the head, and a length, L2, measured from a bottom portion of the neck region of the hook stem to a free end of the head, wherein L2 is greater than or equal to 60% of L1.
