Mushroom arch wire is used in
High-Yield Explanation
Mushroom-shaped lingual arch forms
Natural variations in facial–lingual tooth dimensions are significant enough on the lingual aspects to require routine first-order bends. Distal to the cuspids, mesial to the molars and sometimes at the maxillary laterals.
Fujita introduced the concept of ‘mushroom-shaped archwire’ in conjunction with the lingual appliance.