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Hu-Friedy recently announced the launch of its Ortho Step Pliers, which will allow clinicians to easily create z-bends in arch wire, advancing a patient’s treatment.
Step pliers, also called detailing pliers or bayonet bending pliers, are best used extraorally on wire up to 0.022-by-0.25 inch (0.53 by 0.64 mm). Their double-sided offset beaks create a right-hand or left-hand step-up or step-down in wire at 0.5, 0.75 or 1 mm intervals.
Z-bends created by step pliers help a clinician to extrude or intrude a specific tooth or teeth. The bend can also change a tooth’s inclination and/or rotation.
Ken Serota, president of Hu-Friedy, said, “All of our orthodontic products are engineered to provide unrivaled clinical outcomes. The Step Pliers are the latest example of this, and highlight Hu-Friedy’s commitment to developing instruments that help clinicians perform at their best and provide the highest level of care to their patients.”
Hu-Friedy Step Pliers are crafted with Immunity Steel alloy, a high-quality surgical grade stainless steel, to ensure strength and corrosion resistance for a more effective treatment.