Newer orthodontic archwires- a review

Abstract

Archwires are a very important and integral part of treatment with fixed orthodontic appliances. With the development in the field of orthodontics, many newer arch wires have come up that provides a clinician variety of options to choose from. These newer wires provides a lot of advantages over conventional wires in terms of efficiency, total treatment time, and finishing. Moreover, the demand for esthetic treatment options in orthodontics led to the development of esthetic archwires. These new archwires try to combine both esthetics as well as good clinic performance. The knowledge of these archwires is absolutely imperative to keep up with the newer trends.