page_title: Orthodontic archwire
hierarchical_section_title: Orthodontic archwire
caption_attribution_description: four weeks with my braces on. my teeth have moved a lot and i still have 14 more months to go! i went to the dentist- so this isn't the most recent picture.
context_page_description: An archwire in orthodontics 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, and beta-titanium alloy.
context_section_description: An archwire in orthodontics 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).
caption: Demonstration of an archwire
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