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Orthodontic
Instruments
Contents
 Introduction
 Brief History
 Orthodontic Instruments Materials
 Manufacturing
 Parts Of Pliers
 Grasp
 Features Of Orthodontic Instruments
 Classification Of Orthodontic Instruments
 Diagnostic Instruments
 Separator Placement
 Band Forming Instruments
 Bracket Positioning Instruments
 Ligature Instruments
 Cutters
 Debonding Instruments
 Wire Bending Instruments
 Wire Forming instruments
 Measuring Instruments
 Other Instruments
 Maintenance
 Sterilization
 References
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.”
Principle
First Class Lever
 Class Three Lever
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
Stainles
s Steel
88% Iron
12%
Chromium
0.2%
Carbon
Tungsten
Carbide
Steel
Equal
parts of
Tungsten
Carbon
German
Stainles
s Steel
Iron
Chromium
Nickel
Molybdenu
m
Titanium
Alloy
Aluminium
Vanadium
Orthodontic Instruments
Materials
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
Parts Of Plier
Beak
Joint
Handle
Grasp
Thumb and Palm Grip -
Pen Grip -
Joints
Box Joint
Screw
Joint
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
Diagnostic Instruments
 Mouth Mirror
 Probe
 Explorer
 Tweezer
 Impression trays
 Lip Retactor
 Intraoral Mirror
Instruments
for
placement of
Separator
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
Band
Forming
Instrument
s
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
Mershon Band Pusher
 Handle is cylindrical and working end is
serrated
 Use –
 push bands so as to seat
 adapt to contour of the teeth
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
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.
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
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.
Band Crimping Plier
 Use - contour the gingival surface of preformed bands to
provide better tooth anatomy
Photo – Hu-friedy Catalog
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.
Anterior Band Removing Pliers
 Beak - narrow groove and sharp end
 One beak is shorter
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.
Bracket
Instrument
s
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.
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.
Photo – Leone Catalog
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.
Curved Bracket Holder
 Serrated Tips
 Use – Lingual Bracket placement
Photo – iXion Catalog
Modified Bracket Positioning
Holder
 Combined Gauge with Bracket Holding
Forcep
Photo – Contm. Clini. Dentistry
Lingual Bracket & Tube Holder
 Reverse Action
 Curved Beaks help in unobstructed placement
 Use – For placement of Lingual Brackets,
Tubes and Attachments
Photo – iXion Catalog
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.
Ligature
Instrument
s
Mosquito Forceps
 Types
 Straight
 Curved
 Use
 Placing Elastic Ligature
 Tightening Wire Ligature
Photo – iXion Catalog
Mathieu Plier
 Locking And Spring Back
Mechanism
 Serrated tips
 Types
 TC tip
 Straight
 Curve
 RMOrtho
 Wide
 Hole
 Shape
 Mini
 Standard
 Narrow
Photo – iXion Catalog
Coon Style Ligature
 ‘Y’ shaped tip
 Tie long Ligature into figure of 8
Photo – Dentsply Catalog
Speedo Ligature Director
 Double Ended
 Removing and Placing Ligature
Twister
 Twisting Ligature wire
Photo – Dental USA Catalog
Ligature Tucker
 Types
 Single end
 Double
 Use – To Tuck cut end of Ligature
Straight Shooter Ligature Gun
 Thermoplastic Material
 Types
 Mini Bracket Shooter
 Twin Bracket Shooter
 Use – Elastomeric to
Edgewise Bracket
Cutter
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
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
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.
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
Distal End Cutter Angulated
 45 ° and 90˚ angled cutting tips
 For Posterior Areas
Lingual Distal End Cutter
 Used to cut distal end in lingual orthodontics
Photo – Hu-Friedy Catalog
Kruz Distal End Cutter
 Similar to distal end cutter
 Difference - Designed with long body so it can reach back
into depth of mouth
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
Debonding
Instrument
s
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
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.
Clasp
Forming
Instrument
s
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
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.
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.
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
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
Swartz Plier
 Clasp Forming
 0.028” or 0.7mm Wire
Photo – iXion Catalog
Arch
Forming
Instrument
s
Bird Beak Plier
 Stainless Steel
 Beaks – Pyramid Shape
 Use – Utility Plier,Up to 0.030”/0.76mm,
Round Wire
Photo – iXion Catalog
Light Wire Plier
 Beaks – Long and Tapered
 Types
 Smooth
 Serrated
 Use - up to 0.5mm/0.020”
 Arch Form & Spring Preparation
Photo – iXion Catalog
Jarabak Plier
 Modification of Light Wire Plier
 Precision Groove
Photo – Hu-Friedy Catalog
Howe Plier
 Lip Shape
 Types
 Straight
 Curved
Photo – iXion Catalog
Weingart Plier
 Serrated tips
 Use – Placement of Archwire
 Up to 0.020”/0.5mm
Photo – iXion Catalog
Tweed Plier
Photo – iXion Catalog
 Serrated tips
 Use – Edgewise Technique
 Stoppage
 Bends
Three Jaw Plier
 3 tips
 Up to 0.030”
 Use
 Activation of quad Helix
 Bends in Lingual bar and Wire
Photo – iXion Catalog
Lingual Arch Plier
 Use – Double and Triple Back Bends
Photo – iXion Catalog
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.
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’’
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’’
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”
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.
Hook Crimping Plier
 Designed to crimp stops, hooks and posts to archwire
Photo – Dentsply Catalog
V Bending Plier
 1mm V bend
Photo – iXion Catalog
Rose Torquing Plier
 Used In Pair
 To give Labial or Lingual Torque
Photo – Dentsply Catalog
Loop
Forming
Instrument
s
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
Nance Loop Forming Plier
 Steps
 3mm
 4mm
 5mm
 6mm
 Use – Round and
Rectangular Wire
 Up to 0.7mm/ 0.028”
Photo – iXion Catalog
Tweed Plier
 Beak – One Cylindrical & Concave Beak
 Use
 Multiple Loops
 Omega Loops
Photo – iXion Catalog
Omega Loop Forming Plier
 Electro-etched Beak
 Steps
 0.045”
 0.060”
 0.075”
 Use – Up to 0.021” x 0.028”
 Round
 Omega Loop
Photo – Dentsply Catalog
Loop Tie Back Plier
 Steps
 2mm
 3mm
 4mm
 5mm
 Use – Closing loops are made
to desired heights
Optical Plier
 Beak – One Round & Concave Beak
 Use
 Stop in Wire
 Loop Tie Back
 Gable Bend
Photo – iXion Catalog
Measuring
Instrument
s
Dontrix Gauge
 Stainless Steel
 Measures Orthodontic
Forces
Correx Gauge
 Measures Orthodontic
Forces
 Measure and calibrate the
pressure or force required
Vernier Scale
 Originated in Ancient
China
 Measures Orthodontic
Forces
Repair of
Instrument
s
Repair
 Blunt Tips
 Distorted plane of Joint
 Gap between contact surface of beaks
 Beveled edges
 Worn Beak
Image – Competitor Repair
Maintenance
of
Instruments
Maintenance
 Handle Gently
 Avoid Mishandling
 Discard corroded instruments
 Check beaks regularly
 Use for the prescribed purpose
 Lubricate Joints before sterilization
 Dry instruments before sterilization
Sterilizatio
n
Sterilization
 Pre Cleaning
 Instrument Washer
 Ultrasonic cleaner
 Chemiclave
 Autoclove
References
 The Design, Construction and Use of Removable Orthodontic
Appliances (5th ed) – C. Philip Adams
 Modified Bracket Positioning Holder – Contemporary Clinical
Dentistry, April 2011 Vol-2 Issue-2 – Dr Nandish Shetty
 Textbook Of Orthodontics (2nd Ed) – Gurkeerat Singh
 Catalog
 TP orthodontics
 iXion
 Leone
 Dentarum
 3M Unitek
 American Orthodontics
 Dentsply
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  • 2. Contents  Introduction  Brief History  Orthodontic Instruments Materials  Manufacturing  Parts Of Pliers  Grasp  Features Of Orthodontic Instruments
  • 3.  Classification Of Orthodontic Instruments  Diagnostic Instruments  Separator Placement  Band Forming Instruments  Bracket Positioning Instruments  Ligature Instruments  Cutters  Debonding Instruments  Wire Bending Instruments  Wire Forming instruments  Measuring Instruments  Other 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
  • 9. Stainles s Steel 88% Iron 12% Chromium 0.2% Carbon Tungsten Carbide Steel Equal parts of Tungsten Carbon German Stainles s Steel Iron Chromium Nickel Molybdenu m Titanium Alloy Aluminium Vanadium Orthodontic Instruments Materials
  • 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
  • 12. Grasp Thumb and Palm Grip - Pen Grip -
  • 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
  • 15. Diagnostic Instruments  Mouth Mirror  Probe  Explorer  Tweezer  Impression trays  Lip Retactor  Intraoral Mirror
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  • 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.
  • 33. Photo – Leone Catalog
  • 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.
  • 35. Curved Bracket Holder  Serrated Tips  Use – Lingual Bracket placement Photo – iXion Catalog
  • 36. Modified Bracket Positioning Holder  Combined Gauge with Bracket Holding Forcep Photo – Contm. Clini. Dentistry
  • 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.
  • 40. Mosquito Forceps  Types  Straight  Curved  Use  Placing Elastic Ligature  Tightening Wire Ligature Photo – iXion Catalog
  • 41. Mathieu Plier  Locking And Spring Back Mechanism  Serrated tips  Types  TC tip  Straight  Curve  RMOrtho  Wide  Hole  Shape  Mini  Standard  Narrow Photo – iXion Catalog
  • 42. Coon Style Ligature  ‘Y’ shaped tip  Tie long Ligature into figure of 8 Photo – Dentsply Catalog
  • 43. Speedo Ligature Director  Double Ended  Removing and Placing Ligature
  • 44. Twister  Twisting Ligature wire Photo – Dental USA Catalog
  • 45. Ligature Tucker  Types  Single end  Double  Use – To Tuck cut end of Ligature
  • 46. Straight Shooter Ligature Gun  Thermoplastic Material  Types  Mini Bracket Shooter  Twin Bracket Shooter  Use – Elastomeric to Edgewise Bracket
  • 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
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  • 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
  • 67. Swartz Plier  Clasp Forming  0.028” or 0.7mm Wire Photo – iXion Catalog
  • 69. Bird Beak Plier  Stainless Steel  Beaks – Pyramid Shape  Use – Utility Plier,Up to 0.030”/0.76mm, Round Wire Photo – iXion Catalog
  • 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
  • 71. Jarabak Plier  Modification of Light Wire Plier  Precision Groove Photo – Hu-Friedy Catalog
  • 72. Howe Plier  Lip Shape  Types  Straight  Curved Photo – iXion Catalog
  • 73. Weingart Plier  Serrated tips  Use – Placement of Archwire  Up to 0.020”/0.5mm Photo – iXion Catalog
  • 74. Tweed Plier Photo – iXion Catalog  Serrated tips  Use – Edgewise Technique  Stoppage  Bends
  • 75. Three Jaw Plier  3 tips  Up to 0.030”  Use  Activation of quad Helix  Bends in Lingual bar and Wire Photo – iXion Catalog
  • 76. Lingual Arch Plier  Use – Double and Triple Back Bends 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
  • 83. V Bending Plier  1mm V bend Photo – iXion Catalog
  • 84. Rose Torquing Plier  Used In Pair  To give Labial or Lingual Torque 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
  • 88. Tweed Plier  Beak – One Cylindrical & Concave Beak  Use  Multiple Loops  Omega Loops Photo – iXion Catalog
  • 89. Omega Loop Forming Plier  Electro-etched Beak  Steps  0.045”  0.060”  0.075”  Use – Up to 0.021” x 0.028”  Round  Omega Loop Photo – Dentsply Catalog
  • 90. Loop Tie Back Plier  Steps  2mm  3mm  4mm  5mm  Use – Closing loops are made to desired heights
  • 91. Optical Plier  Beak – One Round & Concave Beak  Use  Stop in Wire  Loop Tie Back  Gable Bend Photo – iXion Catalog
  • 93. Dontrix Gauge  Stainless Steel  Measures Orthodontic Forces
  • 94. Correx Gauge  Measures Orthodontic Forces  Measure and calibrate the pressure or force required
  • 95. Vernier Scale  Originated in Ancient China  Measures Orthodontic Forces
  • 97. Repair  Blunt Tips  Distorted plane of Joint  Gap between contact surface of beaks  Beveled edges  Worn Beak Image – Competitor Repair
  • 99. Maintenance  Handle Gently  Avoid Mishandling  Discard corroded instruments  Check beaks regularly  Use for the prescribed purpose  Lubricate Joints before sterilization  Dry instruments before sterilization
  • 101. Sterilization  Pre Cleaning  Instrument Washer  Ultrasonic cleaner  Chemiclave  Autoclove
  • 102. References  The Design, Construction and Use of Removable Orthodontic Appliances (5th ed) – C. Philip Adams  Modified Bracket Positioning Holder – Contemporary Clinical Dentistry, April 2011 Vol-2 Issue-2 – Dr Nandish Shetty  Textbook Of Orthodontics (2nd Ed) – Gurkeerat Singh  Catalog  TP orthodontics  iXion  Leone  Dentarum  3M Unitek  American Orthodontics  Dentsply

Editor's Notes

  1. Hinge Joint – Permits Motion in one plain eg. tweezer Pivot Joint – Rotary Movement eg plier
  2. Modified thin plier
  3. Also k\as Hemostat or Artery Forcep . Curve at 45 degree . Serrated Beaks
  4. Hole 0.020” Groove . Wide – Positive locking
  5. Prevent Soft tissue Damage
  6. for anterior debonding which allows better access to posterior areas).
  7. Modification with cutter and long beak
  8. 3 grooves
  9. Straight Anterior Banding , Curve at 40 degree - Posterior
  10. Modified with tc
  11. Modification – NiTi , Extra Fine
  12. Has TC tip
  13. 4 steps
  14. 4 steps … 2 squeezes
  15.  4 to 9 oz.   gram/pond and centi-Newton