Archwire

Demonstration of an archwire

An orthodontic archwire is a wire conforming to the alveolar or dental arch that can be used with dental braces as a source of force in correcting irregularities in the position of the teeth. An archwire can also be used to maintain existing dental positions; in this case it has a retentive purpose.

Orthodontic archwires may be fabricated from several alloys, most commonly stainless steel, nickel-titanium alloy (NiTi), and beta-titanium alloy (composed primarily of titanium and molybdenum).

Orthodontics (ICD-9-CM V3 24.7–24.8, ICD-10-PCS 0C?W–X)

Diagnosis	Malocclusion Cephalometric analysis

Appliances	Archwire Braces Headgear Invisalign Elastic ligature Palatal expander Quad helix Retainer Orthodontic technology

Procedures	Accelerated orthodontic treatment Cantilever mechanics Serial extraction Fiberotomy

Materials	Beta-titanium Nickel titanium Stainless steel Timolium Elgiloy Ceramic Composite

Notable contributors	Edward Angle Calvin Case David Di Biase Charles H. Tweed Allan G. Brodie Earl W. Renfroe Sheldon Friel James A. McNamara Cecil C. Steiner Robert Moyers Albin Oppenheim Ravindra Nanda Raymond Begg Charles J. Burstone Arne Bjork Albert Ketcham Dean Harold Noyes Birte Melsen Holly Broadbent Sr. Everett Shapiro Frederick Lester Stanton Charles A. Hawley David L. Turpin William B. Downs Joseph Jarabak Ronald Roth Rolf Frankel Thomas M. Graber Edmund H. Wuerpel Won-Sik Yang

Organizations	American Association of Orthodontists British Orthodontic Society Canadian Association of Orthodontists Orthodontic National Group Orthodontic Technicians Association

Journals	American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics The Angle Orthodontist Journal of Orthodontics

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