light wire appliance

light wire ap·pli·ance

an orthodontic appliance using small gauge labial wires with expansion and contraction loops formed into it and attached to bands fitted to individual teeth; sometimes called Begg light wire differential force technique.

light wire ap·pli·ance

(līt wīr ă-plīăns) Orthodontic fixture using small gauge labial wires with expansion and contraction loops formed into it and attached to bands fitted to individual teeth; sometimes called Begg light wire differential force technique.