SELF-LIGATING BRACKET WITH CANTILEVER LOCKING BEAM MECHANISM AND OTHER LOCKING ELEMENTS FOR LIGATING SLIDING MEMBERS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USE THEREOF
A self-ligating bracket system comprising a body, an archwire slot receivable for an archwire, and a locking mechanism, the locking mechanism configured to allow a ligating sliding member to move between an open position, such that an archwire may be inserted into and/or removed from the archwire slot, and a closed position, such that an archwire is retained within the archwire slot.
