Molar bands or buccal tube. Period?

In my opinion Buccal tubes and bands have the same purpose , but having said that i have my preferences in cases where i choose to place tubes and cases where i choose to place a band . I usually prefer a band in children and in patients who have frequent breakages due to their eating habits as in they eat more hard food substances and are not able to alter their diet accordingly to braces . Another scenario i use bands is in patients who have a very strong bite and hence tubes cannot take that kind of stress . Having said that i also prefer to use Buccal tubes in patients who have a tendency of gum swelling in the back regions of their mouth and lack stricter oral hygiene habits . An orthodontist can use both the tubes and the band depending on his or her preference and also the requirement of the patient . Coming to the next question , does the treatment time get increased due to frequent breakages ? . Yes it does and going to the next wire sequence is delayed in case of breakage of tube . Whenever a breakage is there we need to put the bracket back and then go a step back as in put a thinner wire and then wait for the tooth to align and then move to the next wire sequence . As Orthodontic tooth movement is natural and we need to abide to a lot of biological forces it is a slow treatment process but a Natural one .