An orthodontic bracket comprising: a bracket body mountable to a tooth, the bracket body including a first side edge and an opposite second side edge, wherein the bracket body further includes a slot formed therein and extending across the bracket body from the first side edge to the second side edge, the slot dimensioned to receive an archwire; a ligating structure coupled to the bracket body; and an adjustable hook (118, 218) extending from the bracket body, the adjustable hook comprising: a stem base structure (128, 228); a hook stem (120, 220) comprising a bend region (126, 226) and a neck region (124, 224), wherein the bend region extends from the stem base structure, the bend region having a length, L 3, and wherein the neck region (124, 224) extends from the bend region; and a head (122, 222) extending from a distal end of the neck region, the head including a free end, wherein the neck region extends radially outwardly from the bend region toward the head, at a transition angle that ranges from 10 degrees to 45 degrees, to define a generally tear-drop shape geometry for the neck region and the head, the tear-drop shape including an angled surface extending from the bend region of the hook stem, and the angled surface transitioning into a curved surface extending to the free end of the head; wherein the adjustable hook has a length, L 1, measured from a bottom portion of the stem base structure to the free end of the head, and a length, L 2, measured from a bottom portion of the neck region to the free end of the head, wherein L 3 is equal to or less than 25% of L 1, wherein the neck region is approximately 25% to 40% of the length L 2 and the head comprises the remainder of the length L 2, and wherein L 2 is greater than or equal to 60% of L 1. a bracket body mountable to a tooth, the bracket body including a first side edge and an opposite second side edge, wherein the bracket body further includes a slot formed therein and extending across the bracket body from the first side edge to the second side edge, the slot dimensioned to receive an archwire; a ligating structure coupled to the bracket body; and an adjustable hook (118, 218) extending from the bracket body, the adjustable hook comprising: a stem base structure (128, 228); a hook stem (120, 220) comprising a bend region (126, 226) and a neck region (124, 224), wherein the bend region extends from the stem base structure, the bend region having a length, L 3, and wherein the neck region (124, 224) extends from the bend region; and a head (122, 222) extending from a distal end of the neck region, the head including a free end, wherein the neck region extends radially outwardly from the bend region toward the head, at a transition angle that ranges from 10 degrees to 45 degrees, to define a generally tear-drop shape geometry for the neck region and the head, the tear-drop shape including an angled surface extending from the bend region of the hook stem, and the angled surface transitioning into a curved surface extending to the free end of the head; a stem base structure (128, 228); a hook stem (120, 220) comprising a bend region (126, 226) and a neck region (124, 224), wherein the bend region extends from the stem base structure, the bend region having a length, L 3, and wherein the neck region (124, 224) extends from the bend region; and a head (122, 222) extending from a distal end of the neck region, the head including a free end, wherein the neck region extends radially outwardly from the bend region toward the head, at a transition angle that ranges from 10 degrees to 45 degrees, to define a generally tear-drop shape geometry for the neck region and the head, the tear-drop shape including an angled surface extending from the bend region of the hook stem, and the angled surface transitioning into a curved surface extending to the free end of the head; wherein the adjustable hook has a length, L 1, measured from a bottom portion of the stem base structure to the free end of the head, and a length, L 2, measured from a bottom portion of the neck region to the free end of the head, wherein L 3 is equal to or less than 25% of L 1, wherein the neck region is approximately 25% to 40% of the length L 2 and the head comprises the remainder of the length L 2, and wherein L 2 is greater than or equal to 60% of L 1.