Orthodontic Pliers – Dental Wire Bending & Cutting Instruments

Orthodontic Pliers are precision dental hand instruments designed for manipulating, bending, forming, placing and cutting orthodontic wires and components during orthodontic procedures. Different plier designs perform different functions. Common types include Weingart utility pliers, bird-beak pliers, distal-end cutters, ligature cutters, three-prong pliers and loop-forming pliers. For example, bird-beak pliers are used for forming and bending orthodontic wires, while distal-end cutters are designed to cut the distal portion of archwire.