A ceramic device intended to be bonded to a tooth to hold an orthodontic archwire used to apply pressure to the tooth in order to alter the position of the tooth. It typically has a metal (e.g., stainless steel) insert slot for the archwire, which is held i...
A hand-held dental instrument used in orthodontics to intraorally chill or cool thermally-activated archwires when placing bends in an orthodontic appliance. The device, after it has been precooled (typically with a cryogenic spray), is applied to a desired...