Patent ID: 7140875

Claim:
An orthodontic bracket having a base, a body extending outwardly from the base and an archwire slot extending across the body, the bracket also having a mesial side and a distal side, the bracket also including at least one tiewing next to the archwire slot and adjacent a certain one of the sides, wherein the bracket also includes a groove behind the tiewing for receiving a ligature, wherein the tiewing has an outermost edge, wherein at least a portion of the outermost edge is inclined in a facial reference plane in a direction away from the archwire slot as the certain side is approached, wherein at least a portion of the groove extends in a direction that is inclined in a facial reference plane toward the archwire slot as the certain side is approached, wherein the tiewing has an outer section and an inner section that have equal widths in directions along the length of the archwire slot, and wherein the outermost edge is inclined in a facial reference plane in a direction away from the archwire slot as the certain side is approached for at least a majority of the width of the inner section.