Adams Pliers

An Adams clasp depends on a series of sharp, accurate bends, including small arrowhead loops seated into the undercuts of a molar or premolar, and a beak that lets the wire slip even slightly during one of those bends can throw off the whole clasp’s fit.

Adams Pliers address this with two flat, rectangular beaks and a fine textured surface, separated by a small gap that keeps the wire from sliding during precise 90-degree and loop bends. This flat-beak geometry is distinct from the rounder beaks used on loop-forming pliers, and it is what makes accurate arrowhead formation possible.

Clinically, this plier is used to fabricate and adjust Adams clasps on removable appliances and retainers, and more generally for wire bending tasks on removable appliance frameworks. Wire capacity reaches 0.8 mm (approximately .032″). Medical-grade stainless steel, fully autoclavable.

Product Features

• Adams Pliers are purpose-built for fabricating and adjusting Adams clasps
• Flat, rectangular beaks with fine texture prevent wire slippage during sharp bends
• Small beak gap supports precise 90-degree and arrowhead loop bends
• Also suited to general wire bending on removable appliance frameworks
• Handles wire up to 0.8 mm (approximately .032″)
• Medical-grade stainless steel, fully autoclavable