Article NES-3769

The angled counterpart to the straight surgical ball hook crimper, the Article NES-3769 Surgical Ball Hook Crimping Plier, Angled, gives practitioners a different line of approach for securing ball hooks onto wire in positions a straight jaw can’t comfortably reach.
Ball hooks serve as attachment points for elastics and springs throughout comprehensive orthodontic treatment, and getting the crimp right affects how reliably those auxiliary components stay in place.
The angled jaw makes the real difference here. Ball hooks placed in posterior areas or at awkward angles along the arch can be difficult to crimp securely with a straight-jaw instrument without contorting the wrist or compromising visibility.
This angled version lets practitioners approach the hook more naturally, applying even, controlled pressure without fighting the tool’s geometry.
Crimping still needs to strike the same balance regardless of jaw angle: firm enough that the hook won’t rotate or slip under tension, gentle enough that the wire underneath isn’t weakened.
This plier’s jaw shape is built to deliver that even pressure consistently, just from a more accessible angle.
Constructed from stainless steel, the plier is fully autoclavable, holding its jaw precision through the sterilization cycles standard in daily practice.
Paired with the straight version, this angled crimper rounds out ball hook placement across the full arch, adapting the tool to the tooth rather than forcing an awkward reach.
See more attachment and hardware-crimping pliers in our Orthodontic Instruments & Pliers collection.