3M Unitek Bicuspid Bands, General Purpose and Contoured

Unitek Bicuspid Bands are preformed metal bands sized to fit bicuspid teeth as part of the banding stage of fixed orthodontic treatment. They are supplied in several styles, general purpose, contoured, and proportioned, giving the clinician options depending on the anatomy of the tooth being banded and personal preference for how closely the band should follow the natural tooth contour.

Bands are available for both the upper and lower arch, and the wide range of catalog numbers in this listing reflects the many individual sizes stocked to cover the natural variation in bicuspid tooth dimensions across patients. Once trial fitted and cemented, a bicuspid band provides an anchor point for auxiliary attachments and helps distribute the forces of tooth movement during treatment.

This product line is in the process of transitioning to the Solventum General Purpose Bands naming as the manufacturer updates its branding, so orthodontic practices ordering under the older Unitek name should expect the equivalent Solventum product going forward. Bands remain a routine, high turnover item stocked in bulk by any office that bands rather than exclusively bonds bicuspids.