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Orthodontic pliers and instruments
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- 1Adams pliersHeavy pliers having sharply tapered beaks forming a four-sided pyramid when closed. Used for adjusting removable appliances and to form modified arrowhead clasps
- 2Angle wire bending pliersPliers having two short beaks, one cone shaped, one pyramid. Used for bending small wire and springs
- 3Band markerInstrument used for scratch marking bracket and tube heights on bands
- 4Band pusher (driver)General term used to describe instruments having large rounded handles and single stout serrated beak. Used in manual placing and adaptation of bands.
- 5Band removing pliersPliers having one blade longer than the other. Longer blade rests on the occlusal surface of a tooth while the shorter sharpened beak engages the gingival margin of the band. Anterior, Posterior and Universal patterns are used
- 6Band splitting pliersPliers used to cut anterior upper and lower bands which are otherwise difficult to remove
- 7bird beakPliers that are similar in shape to angle wire bending pliers, but have finer beaks. They are used to bend fine high-tensile archwires
- 8bracket removing pliersPliers similar to band removing pliers, used to remove brackets bonded to the teeth
- 9distal arch cutterSpecial wire cutter with blades set at right angles to handles to facilitate the cutting of the distal ends of archwires in the mouth
- 10How's pliersPliers having slender flat beaks terminating in a comma shape. The approximating surfaces are serrated to facilitate the handling of soft wire ligatures. Pliers only meet at the tips
- 11ligature and pin cuttersPliers used to cut ligatures and arch-retaining pins
- 12ligature locking pliersPliers used in the edgewise technique, hold both ends of the ligature and on opening pull it tight
- 13Marthew's PliersPliers having one conical beak, the other being hollow ground along the length of its approximating surface. They are used to bend wire
- 14Mitchell's trimmerHand instrument with one spoon-shaped and one angled end, the latter being triangular in cross section, tapering to a point.
- 15Nance closing loop pliersPliers having two flat thin beaks that are stepped to allow a variety of parallel-sided loops to be formed.
- 16Orthodontic scissorsShort blade scissors (straight and curved) for cutting stainless steel tape, metal chrome tape or bands.
- 17Universal scissorsShear-like scissors having short beaks at an angle to the handles. The blades are finely serrated to prevent slip, and they may have opposing notches at the base of the beaks for wire cutting.
- 18Spring-forming pliersPliers having one conical and one pyramidal beak, long than those of angle wire bending pliers. Used for making helices in finger springs.
- 19Tweed arch bending pliersPliers exclusively used for handling square or rectangular wire. The beaks are symmetrical flattened blades which are parallel when holding orthodontic wire.
- 20Tweed loop-forming pliersPliers having one stepped pyramidal beak and an opposing stepped conical beak. Used to form loops or short curved sections particularly in square or rectangular wire.
- 21Weingart pliersPliers of similar purpose to the How's pliers but having curved, offset beaks.
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