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Table 1 The 63 types of preformed archwires from 15 manufacturers classified by group

From: Impact of the prefabricated forms of NiTi archwires on orthodontic forces delivered to the mandibular dental arch

ID

Archwire name

Brand/manufacture

Group

1

Smooth Arch Form

Acme Monaco Inc, New Britain, CT

Control

2

McLaughlin Bennett 5.0 Square-Form

Forestadent, Pforzheim, Germany

3

Bioform V

G & H Wire Company, Franklin, IN

4

Europa Form II

G & H Wire Co

5

Broad Arch Form Large 27 °C Cu-NT

Ormco Corporation, Glendora, CA

6

Broad Arch Form Large 40 °C Cu-NT

Ormco

7

Orthos Arch Form Large NT

Ormco

8

Orthos Arch Form Large 35 °C Cu-NT

Ormco

9

Orthos Arch Form Large 40 °C Cu-NT

Ormco

10

Bio-Arch V

TP Orthodontics Inc, La Porte, IN

11

Ortho Form III

3 M Unitek Orthodontic Products, Monrovia, CA

Ovoid

12

Natural Arch Form III

American Orthodontics, Sheboygan, WI

13

TANZO Low Force Natural Arch Form III

American Orthodontics

14

TANZO Mid Force Natural Arch Form III

American Orthodontics

15

McLaughlin Bennett 5.0 Ovoid-Form

Forestadent

16

McLaughlin Bennett 5.0 Tapered-Form

Forestadent

17

Bioform III

G & H Wire Co

18

Europa Form I

G & H Wire Co

19

Bio-Arch III

TP Orthodontics

20

Natural Arch Form II

American Orthodontics

Tapered

21

Euro smile

Forestadent

22

Bioform II

G & H Wire Co

23

Trueform II

G & H Wire Co

24

Orthos Arch Form Small NT

Ormco

25

Orthos Arch Form Small 35 °C Cu-NT

Ormco

26

Orthos Arch Form Small 40 °C Cu-NT

Ormco

27

Bio-Arch II

TP Orthodontics

28

Straight-Arch II Form

TP Orthodontics

29

Ortho Form II

3M Unitek

Square

30

Natural arch Form I

American Orthodontics

31

TANZO Low Force Natural Arch Form I

American Orthodontics

32

TANZO Mid Force Natural Arch Form I

American Orthodontics

33

M-flex

Daeseung Medical Co, Seoul, Korea

34

Accurate

Dentsply Sirona, York, PA

35

Ideal

Dentsply Sirona

36

Tynilloy Large

Dentsply Sirona

37

Tynilloy Small

Dentsply Sirona

38

Proform

Dynaflex, St. Ann, MO

39

Straight-Arch Form

Forestadent

40

Bioform I

G & H Wire Co

41

Trueform I

G & H Wire Co

42

Trueform

Lancer Orthodontics, Vista, CA

43

Broad Arch Form Large NT

Ormco

44

Broad Arch Form Large 35 °C Cu-NT

Ormco

45

Broad Arch Form Small NT

Ormco

46

Broad Arch Form Small 27 °C Cu-NT

Ormco

47

Broad Arch Form Small 35 °C Cu-NT

Ormco

48

Broad Arch Form Small 40 °C Cu-NT

Ormco

49

Tru-Arch Large 27 °C Cu-NT

Ormco

50

Tru-Arch Large 35 °C Cu-NT

Ormco

51

Tru-Arch Medium NT

Ormco

52

Tru-Arch Small NT

Ormco

53

Tru-Arch Small 27 °C Cu-NT

Ormco

54

Tru-arch Small 35 °C Cu-NT

Ormco

55

Pro Form

Ortho Organizers Inc, Carlsbad, CA

56

Natural arch

Rocky Mountain Orthodontics, Denver, CO

57

S Arch Form

Shofu Inc, Kyoto, Japan

58

Accu Form

Tomy international, Tokyo, Japan

59

Bio-Arch I

TP Orthodontics

60

Straight-Arch Form

TP Orthodontics

61

VLP Arch

American Orthodontics

Not classified

62

Bioform IV

G & H Wire Co

63

Europa form II (Damon)

G & H Wire Co