arch wire

wire

 [wīr] a long, slender, flexible structure of metal, used in surgery and dentistry and sometimes as a conductor of electricity.arch wire in orthodontic therapy, a wire attached to bands" >orthodontic bands and applied around the dental arch to control and force tooth movement.Kirschner wire a steel wire for skeletal transfixing of fractured bones and for obtaining skeletal traction in fractures. It is inserted through the soft parts and the bone and is held tight in a clamp.The use of the Kirschner wire to repair hallux valgus and other toe deformities. From Ignatavicius et al., 1995.lead wire in pacing" >cardiac pacing, an insulated wire with an electrode in contact with the heart and the other end attached to a generator" >pulse generator. It may have a bipolar configuration (lead" >bipolar lead) with two electrodes close to each other in the heart, or a unipolar configuration (lead" >unipolar lead) with just one electrode in the heart and the pulse generator as the ground.

arch·wire

(arch'wīr), A device consisting of a wire conforming to the alveolar or dental arch, used as an anchorage in correcting irregularities in the position of the teeth. Synonym(s): arch wire

arch wire

A stainless steel orthodontic wire attached to braces or brackets, either to move the teeth in dentistry or stabilise the jaw in LeFort fractures.

arch wire

A stainless steel orthodontic wire attached to braces or brackets to move the teeth in dentistry, or stabilize the jaw in LeFort fractures. See LeFort fracture.

arch wire

(ahrch wīr) A device with a wire conforming to the alveolar or dental arch, used as an anchorage in correcting irregularities in the position of the teeth, so as to move teeth orthodontically into a more satisfactory position.