3M Prestige Tweed Rectangular Arch-Forming Pliers
A precision plier for rectangular and square archwires, gripping wire firmly at a right angle without slipping, rated up to 0.021 by 0.025 inches.
The Prestige Tweed Rectangular Arch-Forming Pliers are built for working with rectangular and square section archwires, wire shapes that behave differently under a bending plier than round wire because they can twist or torque if not held perfectly square during a bend. This instrument's gripping surfaces are precision machined so the wire is held at a right angle without slipping, which is necessary to avoid introducing an unintended twist into the wire while forming a bend, something that would alter the torque expression the wire delivers to the brackets once placed.
025 inches, covering the larger rectangular gauges typically used in the finishing stages of treatment where precise torque control matters most. Because rectangular wire is used specifically to deliver torque and rotational control that round wire cannot, an arch-forming plier built to handle it accurately is an important instrument for practices doing detailed finishing work with fixed appliances.
This plier is part of the Tweed technique associated Prestige range used by orthodontists trained in that bending approach.
