Ultimate offers a wide variety of archwires with the specific characteristics needed to treat even the toughest cases. These special characteristics allow the clinician to custom fit the arch wire to the case for optimum results.

Superelastic Two (S/E2)

This is our strongest and stiffest nickel titanium Superelastic resilient wire. The S/E 2 wire is fully austenitic at 75 degrees F and the force of the wire will not change once placed in the mouth. This wire can be bent with pliers and will maintain the bend and/or loop without changing the strength or stiffness of the S/E 2 properties. This wire works extremely well when the teeth are not severely malaligned and you need to put steps, bends or loops in the wire. This is the wire of choice for doctors that want the stronger, stiffer nickel titanium wire. Ligation of this wire is made easier by the introduction of Chill (TM) spray to transform the wire into its Martensitic state.

Superelastic One (S/E1)

Next in line in strength and stiffness is our S/E 1 Superelastic nickel titanium wire. The S/E 1 wire is fully austenitic at 85 degrees F and is also a very resilient wire. The S/E 1 wire is by far the volume leader for Superelastic wires in the industry. Like the S/E 2 wire, this wire can be bent using pliers. However, it is easier to "wipe" broad radius bends (by hand) into an S/E 1 wire. The S/E 1 wire produces lighter forces than the S/E 2 wire but higher forces than the Martensitic Two wire. Albeit easier to ligate than S/E 2, Chill(TM) spray is also very effective in softening the S/E 1 wire.