A new arch bar for oral surgery

A new universal arch bar for intermaxillary fixation has been developed. This arch bar was fabricated as a wave-shaped, thin metal plate with soldered buttons on the bucco-labial aspect. It is light and flexible, yet strong enough to provide excellent fixation in the treatment of fractures of the maxilla and/or mandible. It is a universal bar: the superior and inferior borders are identical. Clinical application has been broad including trauma and cases of orthognathic surgery.