An orthodontic bracket comprising: a bracket body mountable to a tooth, the bracket body including an archwire slot extending from a first side of the bracket body to an opposite second side, the archwire slot dimensioned to receive an archwire therein, the bracket body further including a seat formed along a labial surface of the bracket body; a ligating member mountable to the bracket body and movable between a closed position and an open position, wherein at least a portion of the ligating member extends over the archwire slot to retain the archwire within the archwire slot when the ligating member is in the closed position, and wherein the ligating member is offset from the archwire slot to provide access to the archwire when the ligating member is in the open position, the ligating member including a slot formed along an underside thereof and a ridge formed within the slot, the ridge further including a ramped guiding surface , the ligating member further including a pocket formed on the underside of the ligating member; a channel formed between the bracket body and the ligating member; and a resilient biasing member comprising a lower portion inserted into and retained within the seat, the resilient biasing member further including a stem extending from the seat and into the channel, the stem extending generally upright along a lingual-labial direction and supporting a cross member of the resilient biasing member, wherein the cross member is positioned within the channel, the cross member further including a projection extending upwardly from the cross member at a first end thereof, wherein the projection is positioned within the pocket when the ligating member is in the open position, and wherein the projection rests against the ridge along a portion of the ramped guiding surface to retain the ligating member in the closed position. a bracket body mountable to a tooth, the bracket body including an archwire slot extending from a first side of the bracket body to an opposite second side, the archwire slot dimensioned to receive an archwire therein, the bracket body further including a seat formed along a labial surface of the bracket body; a ligating member mountable to the bracket body and movable between a closed position and an open position, wherein at least a portion of the ligating member extends over the archwire slot to retain the archwire within the archwire slot when the ligating member is in the closed position, and wherein the ligating member is offset from the archwire slot to provide access to the archwire when the ligating member is in the open position, the ligating member including a slot formed along an underside thereof and a ridge formed within the slot, the ridge further including a ramped guiding surface , the ligating member further including a pocket formed on the underside of the ligating member; a channel formed between the bracket body and the ligating member; and a resilient biasing member comprising a lower portion inserted into and retained within the seat, the resilient biasing member further including a stem extending from the seat and into the channel, the stem extending generally upright along a lingual-labial direction and supporting a cross member of the resilient biasing member, wherein the cross member is positioned within the channel, the cross member further including a projection extending upwardly from the cross member at a first end thereof, wherein the projection is positioned within the pocket when the ligating member is in the open position, and wherein the projection rests against the ridge along a portion of the ramped guiding surface to retain the ligating member in the closed position. <EOS>