3M Unitek Permachrome Resilient Stainless Steel Archwire
A stainless steel orthodontic archwire offering a balance of malleability and springback, available in multiple arch shapes for upper and lower arches.
3M Unitek Permachrome Resilient Archwire is a stainless steel orthodontic archwire used by orthodontists to guide tooth movement during fixed appliance treatment. The manufacturer describes it as its most popular stainless steel archwire, delivering a balance of malleability, which lets the clinician bend and adjust the wire as needed for an individual case, and springback, which allows the wire to exert a steady corrective force on the teeth as treatment progresses.
The wire is available for both upper and lower arches and across several arch shapes, including LA, ovoid, square, standard and tapered forms, letting the orthodontist select a shape that closely matches the patient's natural arch form and reduces the need for extensive manual bending. The product is listed as transitioning from the 3M Unitek brand name to Solventum as the manufacturer's dental range moves to the new name, with the wire itself unchanged.
It is a routine stock item in orthodontic practices running fixed appliance treatment.
