Hybrid orthodontic archwires

A method of moving teeth, comprising:

• providing a single continuous customized archwire created from a virtual set-up utilizing image data from a patient's teeth and configured to move the patient's teeth to a pre-determined desired configuration,
• wherein the archwire comprises a first section and a second section, the first section comprising a plurality of male structures and a plurality of interproximal structures with respect to the patient's teeth, such that each male structure corresponds to each and every tooth of the first section and only a single interproximal structure is between each and every male structure of the first section, each interproximal structure corresponding to an interdental space in between each and every tooth of a first portion of a dental arch, the second section corresponding to at least two of the patient's teeth of a second portion of the dental arch and having a continuous curve and being devoid of any male structures or interproximal structures;
• positioning the single continuous archwire with respect to the dental arch, wherein the archwire is in a first configuration;
• and
• activating the archwire, wherein activating the archwire comprises deflecting the archwire from its first configuration to a second configuration, and attaching each male loop of the plurality of male loops to corresponding brackets attached to each and every tooth of the dental arch in the first section, thereby allowing the interproximal looped structures to impart forces on the teeth with respect to the teeth in the first section thereby moving the teeth in the first section toward the pre-determined desired configuration as the archwire changes from the second configuration back to the first configuration,
• wherein the archwire does not slide with respect to the brackets in the first section when each of the male loops are attached to the corresponding brackets in the first section, wherein the archwire slides with respect to brackets in the second section.