Band Pinching Left and Right

It is used for the preparation of the band to the tooth. Contour fitting to the side of a tooth is aided by the concave surface or depression at the outer ends of each of the band clamping portion. The purpose of the elevated edge is to provide a friction contact with a portion of the material of the strip to prevent it from slipping in the use of the plier in the operation of forming a band around a tooth.