2. Contents
Introduction
Brief History
Orthodontic Instruments Materials
Manufacturing
Parts Of Pliers
Grasp
Features Of Orthodontic Instruments
5. Introduction
Tool
“A device or implement, especially one held in the hand,
used to carry out a particular function”
Pliers
“A tool with scissor-action, pointed-
jawed tool for bending or cutting metal wires or grasping s
mall objects.”
8. Brief History
3000 BC – Bronze Age
Evolved from Tongs
Hand Tool used to hold objects firmly
Late 17th Century – Pierre Fauchard – Needle Nose Pliers
Often used tools from Watch maker and Jewellers
10. Manufacture
Red Hot
Metal
Forged in Die
by pressure
Trimming of
Forged rod
Shaping
the beak
by Cutting
Austempering
Salt Water
Rapid Cooling
Laser Heat
treatment
of Beak
Pair of Handle
is assembled
by Rivet
Martempering
Cool in Oil
Solution
Dip in
Corrosion
Resistant
Laser
Engraving
14. Features Of Orthodontic
Instruments
Stainless steel
Tungsten Carbide Tips
Hinge or Pivot joint
Gold brazing
Rounded tips
Serrations on working ends
Inner Surface of beak
Bow out handles
Laser Marking
18. Separator Placing Pliers
Stainless steel
Spring back action
Use - Expanding elastic separators before positioning them
interdentally.
Barrel-shaped tip prevents slippage of the module, reduces
the risk of tissue damage.
Angled beaks facilitate easier placement of elastic separators
in anterior and posterior areas
20. Band Cutting Scissors
Hardened stainless steel with tungsten carbide inert cutting
tip
Cutting Edge Pattern
straight or curved pattern
long and short
Use - cutting thin metal bands or band material
21. Mershon Band Pusher
Handle is cylindrical and working end is
serrated
Use –
push bands so as to seat
adapt to contour of the teeth
22. Band Pinchable Plier
Beaks are in triangular passion with inner surfaces had
serrated for better control of band material.
It has two types curved and straight.
Curved (45˚) pinchable plier used for lower band preparation ,
and straight is used for upper band preparation.
Use - for pinching of bands during band preparation
23. Peak Plier
Beaks - Contour fitting to the side of a tooth is aided by the
concave surface or depression at the outer ends of each of
the band clamping portion.
Use - for preparation of band to tooth.
24. Double Beak Pliers
Stainless steel
Double beak pliers are used for
forming bands in the mouth.
Types - Anterior and posterior band
fabrications.
These were important when all
teeth were Banded
Use - preparation of band to tooth
25. Nylon Band Seater
High impact plastics or wood
The biting surface - Tin inlay with serrated surface
Shape –
Round
Square
Triangular
Use – Patient is asked to bite on the surface with the tin inlay
tip resting on the lug or the band edge.
26. Band Crimping Plier
Use - contour the gingival surface of preformed bands to
provide better tooth anatomy
Photo – Hu-friedy Catalog
27. Johnson Band Contouring Plier
Beaks - Tapered with a slight bow.
One beak is concave and other is
convex allowing re-contouring of
bands.
Use - re-contour band edges that
sometimes get bent during band
placement.
28. Anterior Band Removing Pliers
Beak - narrow groove and sharp end
One beak is shorter
29. Oliver Jones Posterior Band
Removing Plier
Beaks - Plastic padded tip and sharp removing beak
Plastic head rest on the occlusal surface of tooth and the
sharp tip below the gingival contour of the band.
Use - Remove posterior metal bands with maximum patient
comfort.
31. Boons Gauge
It is the most frequently used bracket positioning aid.
Stainless steel.
It accurately measures height of bracket placement from the incisal
edge at 3.5, 4, 4.5 and 5mm.
Flat surface rests on incisal/occlusal surface of tooth.
Simplifies seating the bracket on the teeth with exactly the right
distance between bracket slot and incisal edge with pencil lid or
metal tips.
32. Bracket Positioning & Height
Gauge
Aluminum or stainless steel
Use - This device simplifies the seating of brackets on the teeth with
exactly the right distance between the bracket slot and incisal edge.
Adjustable for use on both anterior and posterior teeth.
Measures height of bracket placement from the incisal edge at 2, 2.5,
3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5 and 5.5mm.
Works with .022 & .018 bracket system.
34. Bracket Holder
It holds any type of bracket from a wide twin to a single one.
Reverse action type handle which on pressing the handle
open-up the beaks.
Beaks are diamond shaped with serrations to grip the
bracket.
Flat end of the handle used to press the bracket into position
for bonding.
37. Lingual Bracket & Tube Holder
Reverse Action
Curved Beaks help in unobstructed placement
Use – For placement of Lingual Brackets,
Tubes and Attachments
Photo – iXion Catalog
38. Orthodontic Bracket Card
It is used to organize and hold orthodontic brackets to facilitate quick
bracket placement.
Each circle on the card corresponds to a particular tooth in the mouth.
Brackets are placed corresponding to the tooth to be bonded.
48. Hard Wire Cutter
Hard wire cutters have hard metal tips or tungsten carbide
tips.
These are heavier and larger than the pin and ligature
cutters.
These are used to cut all wires up to 0.020" round
49. Manu’s Heavy Wire Cutter’s
Heavy gauge side cutters.
They are capable of cutting wires of up to
1.3 mm diameter.
Laboratory purpose
50. Face Bow Bending / Cutting
Plier
The face bow bending pliers are ideal for bending and cutting
the outer bows of a face bow.
These can be used to bend wires up to a diameter of 1.8 mm.
51. Distal End Cutter
The distal end cutter is capable of cutting arch wires up to
0.56 x 0.70 mm/ .022" x .028 " both intraoral and extra oral
Use - Exclusively for cutting the distal end of wire protruding
out of the molar tubes
It had a ‘safety’ mechanism to hold the cut arch wire so it
does not fall into the patients mouth.
Photo – Hu-Friedy Catalog
52. Distal End Cutter Angulated
45 ° and 90˚ angled cutting tips
For Posterior Areas
53. Lingual Distal End Cutter
Used to cut distal end in lingual orthodontics
Photo – Hu-Friedy Catalog
54. Kruz Distal End Cutter
Similar to distal end cutter
Difference - Designed with long body so it can reach back
into depth of mouth
55. Pin & Ligature Cutter - PLC
Stainless steel or Tungsten carbide
Right to the tip, for smooth cutting of
soft ligature wires and lock pins and
elastomerics
Ligatures up to 0.015mm in diameter
Types
Mini
Micro Mini
Micro Mini 15 degree
57. Bracket & Adhesive Removing
Pliers
Use - for removing bonded brackets.
The wide tips wedge between both the edges of the base of the
bracket and the tooth surface(incisal-gingival direction), easily
lifting off the bracket.
Types
Straight
60° angled tip
Anterior debonding plier is also used for removal of adhesive
remanant on enamel surface after bracket debonding
58.
59.
60. Kurz Lingual Bracket
Removing Plier
It is designed to fit the design of lingual brackets under the lingual hooks
and bite turbos.
This instrument incorporates a state of the art spring mechanism to
improve durability and has an increased arm radius to allow for better
movement.
Use - to removal of lingual brackets and bite turbos.
62. Clasp Forming Instruments
Adam’s Plier
Hard stainless steel with or without TC tip
Beaks - two smooth rectangular beaks
The distance between hinge pin and the tips of the beaks is
short
The sides of the beaks are flat
Edges of the grasping surface of the beaks are sharp and
textured
Inner surfaces - Not polished for better grip
Use – For fabrication of the Adam's clasp
63. Adam’s Clasp Bending Plier
Special pliers for easy forming of Adams' clasps in one step.
Used for wires up to the diameter of 1 mm.
64. Arrow Clasp Bending Plier
Arrow clasp bending pliers are used to bend the arrow clasp
Used for wires up to the diameter of 0.7 mm.
65. Arrow Clasp Former
Arrow clasp former is used for hard wires up to
0.7mm/0.028".
Use - forms the clasp of the shape and small stops in the
arch wire
66. Adam’s Spring Forming
Plier
Beaks - One beak is rounded and other is square/flat ended.
Use - to adjust springs on orthodontic removable appliances
and to smooth and contour arch wires
Up to 0.7mm
70. Light Wire Plier
Beaks – Long and Tapered
Types
Smooth
Serrated
Use - up to 0.5mm/0.020”
Arch Form & Spring Preparation
Photo – iXion Catalog
77. Turret
The wire slotted body is made of stainless steel
It is used for preparation of arch wires with or without torque
adjustment.
It is available in six different versions and colors – Blue, Black, Gold,
Silver, Purple, Green.
78. Turret – Blue
Turret – Black
It is used for forming rectangular arch
wires.
.016’’ to .0215’’
It is used for forming rectangular arch
wires with torque adjustments :
00 – 100 – 160 – 230
For use only with wire : .016’’ x .022’’
79. Turret – Gold
Turret – Silver
It is used for forming rectangular arch
wires with torque adjustments :
00 – 70 – 100 - 130 – 160
For use only with wire : .018’’
It is used for forming rectangular arch
wires with torque adjustments :
00 – 100 – 160 – 230
For use only with wire : .022’’
80. Turret – Purple
Turret – Green
It is used for forming rectangular arch
wires with torque adjustments :
00 – 100 – 160 - 230
For use only with wire : .016” x .016”
It is used for forming round arch
wires For use only with wire : .014” -
.016” - .018” - .020”
81. De La Rosa Contouring Pliers
Guiding grooves for forming round and square arches 0.016",
0.018", 0.020" and 0.022".
Use - helps to accentuate the curvature in the arch wire.
82. Hook Crimping Plier
Designed to crimp stops, hooks and posts to archwire
Photo – Dentsply Catalog
86. Young’s Loop Forming Plier
Stainless Steel with Tungsten Carbide Tips
It can be used for wires up to the diameter of 1 mm
Use – To form loops
87. Nance Loop Forming Plier
Steps
3mm
4mm
5mm
6mm
Use – Round and
Rectangular Wire
Up to 0.7mm/ 0.028”
Photo – iXion Catalog