#archwires

How Do Dental Braces Work?

If you or someone you know are new to the idea of getting braces, chances are you may have been asking questions such as “how do dental braces work?” and “how do braces move teeth?”.

Why You Need Braces

First and foremost, it’s important to understand exactly why someone would need to get braces in the first place. Generally, a dentist will recommend braces to help improve the overall appearance…

The possibility of nickel titanium archwires slipping through brackets and migrating around the arch has long been recognized. Cinch back bends are difficult to apply & retain in Nickel Titanium and dimple offsets at the mid-line have been the conventional solution to the problem.

We have another solution!

Our pre-stopped nickel titanium archwires, especially popular with self-ligating bracket systems, come pre-loaded with properly tempered crimpable stops. They are friction fit on the wire so they may be slid into position easily, a final crimp is applied to set them permanently.

Available in G4™ Nickel Titanium and M5™ Thermal Nickel Titanium.

Clinical Tip: Stops can be positioned anywhere on the archwire, but are generally crimped mesial to anterior crowding.

Using an archwire without knowing its performance characteristics would be like using brackets with unknown prescription values. Selecting wire products based upon their known qualities will give you the ability to apply force with quick, gentle and expedient results.

Our wire performance documentation, along with our extensive inventory, will help you formulate wire progression based on ideal treatment objectives: systematically maintain, increase or reduce applied force over various ranges of activation.

We record the delivery and recovery forces of our wire using our state-of-the-art stress/strain 3-point wire test (picture). A load cell probe impacts a wire in a 37°C (body temperature) water-bath and records the forces throughout the range, from deflection to recovery. We then use that documented data to create our Force Value Graphs, giving you a reference to the recovery force, in grams, of each G&H brand archwire that is available to you

Browse our full line of orthodontic wire.

As a premier orthodontic wire manufacturer, we maintain total control of all material specifications and a unique production processes that no other manufacturer can match consistently. This allows us to deliver a world-class quality product.

Our exclusive XR1™ Ball Post archwires offer the comfort and retention of ball ends plus a bendable brass post.

A G&H® proprietary soldering technique ensures clean, strong and consistent joints. The .016x.022, .016x.025, or .019x.025 XR1™ stainless base wire is heat treated and stress relieved – increasing the resiliency of the wire to improve mechanics.

Archforms available are Damon-compatible, MBT Ovoid, or MBT Tapered.