About Orthodontic Weingart Utility Pliers
The Orthodontic Weingart Utility Plier is a 14 cm gripping plier with tungsten carbide (TC) working ends, used to hold and position archwire during orthodontic placement and removal. Its defining feature is the jaw: tapered and angled, narrowing toward the tips. The jaws grip; they do not cut.
Tapered jaws for focused wire handling
The two opposing jaw faces are serrated, and the handles open and close them to take hold of the wire. Because the jaws narrow toward their tips, the contact with the wire is smaller and more focused than with a broad gripping pad. The angle between the handles and the jaws changes the approach to the working area. Together, these make the Weingart suited to holding and guiding wire and small orthodontic components where a narrower tip is wanted.
Weingart or How utility pliers?
We supply three utility plier patterns, all 14 cm with TC working ends. What differs is the head:
- Weingart: tapered, angled jaws that narrow to the tips.
- Straight How: broad, straight gripping pads. See our straight How utility pliers.
- Curved How: broad gripping pads with a curved approach. See our curved How utility pliers.
The shared length and TC working ends do not make the heads interchangeable. Choose by the gripping form and approach you want. None of these pliers cuts wire; for trimming archwire, use a cutter such as our distal end cutter.
What you receive
One complete Weingart utility plier. Other pliers and the orthodontic plier stand are separate products. To order, request a quote for this plier and tell us the quantity you need.
