how do modern braces work? How can just two strings of wire pull your teeth in some directions, when they actually are held by the teeth?

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how do modern braces work? How can just two strings of wire pull your teeth in some directions, when they actually are held by the teeth?

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Answer 1

So they do the back teeth first which are harder to move, so in my case I wore the now for a long time to shift my back teeth to the proper position. Then when I got braces the front teeth pulling against the back teeth would set everything right.