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Try your colors

# Parts and purpose

Identify the pictured part before taking a preference to your team\.

## Look at the ring

The model colors the ligature, not the bracket or archwire\. Some brackets instead hold the wire with a built\-in clip\.

Choosing Purple means purple rings in this illustration; the teeth, bracket and wire stay unchanged\.



## Similar words, different jobs

Separately prescribed force elastics have a different job from wire\-holding ligatures\.

That distinction helps you name your preference accurately: show your team the color name and identify the pictured ring\. Follow their directions for your actual appliance; this tool gives no instructions for changing it\.

For a fuller component explanation, read the [braces parts guide](<https://bracesinmiramar.com/braces-parts-and-types>) \.

Explore [clear\-aligner care](<https://www.smile-fx.com/clear-aligners/>)  as a separate conversation\.



## Sources and context

[AAO component FAQ](<https://aaoinfo.org/resources/faqs/page/25/>)

[AAO glossary](<https://aaoinfo.org/resources/glossary-of-orthodontic-terms/>)

[Aligner source](<https://www.smile-fx.com/clear-aligners/>)