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A ligature (also called an “o-ring”) is a tiny elastic that holds the arch wire onto each bracket of your braces. Ligatures come in a variety of colors. Some brackets are “self-ligating,” which means that they do not need the little elastics to hold the arch wire onto the brackets — instead they have a “sliding door” system for keeping the arch wire attached to the bracket.
