Variable Prescription Orthodontics (VPO)

TORQUE RxHIGH

MEDLOWPrescriptions

Efficient TreatmentPredictable Results

Patient-Centered

Variable Prescription Orthodontics (VPO)

a new levelof efficiency

Results-Centered Approach with Patient-Centered PrescriptionsThe current norm in orthodontic treatment is to use a

standard set of pre-adjusted brackets to treat a wide

range of malocclusions. Most orthodontists expect

that archwire adjustments will be needed during the

finishing stage of treatment in order to achieve the

desired result.

Variable Prescription Orthodontics (VPO) from

3M is an alternative to this one-size-fits-all approach.

VPO lets you tailor the prescription to the patient’s

specific malocclusion, thereby adding flexibility and

efficiency to the treatment process. With VPO, the need

for time-consuming chairside archwire adjustments,

and the associated treatment time delays usually

required to express the desired torque, may be

reduced or eliminated.

The VPO Advantage: Finishing Efficiency

With VPO, the orthodontist selects the prescription with

a clear understanding of the end result. The clinician can

now combine the precision of VPO with the patient’s

VTO (Visual Treatment Objective), providing a new level

of treatment efficiency.

By including VPO methodology in the diagnosis and

treatment planning process, specific torque selections

lead to time savings during the finishing phase of

treatment. Instead of making time-consuming chairside

archwire adjustments to express the desired finishing

anterior torque, the brackets of the VPO system are

programmed to achieve these torque expressions,

saving valuable clinician time.

Additionally, VPO does not require additional

impressions, scanners, or the cost of custom appliances

and archwires.

Actual clinical case – Before

Actual clinical case – After

Clinical Applications of VPO: Three Clinical Indications for VPO

Comprehensive Torque Application Maxillary and mandibular arches are treated

using the same torque prescription.

Inter-Arch Torque Variation The maxillary and mandibular arches

are treated with different torque values.

This facilitates the management of tooth mass

discrepancies, non-surgical compromises, etc.

Intra-Arch Torque Variation Allows for individualized torque control,

providing differential torque levels between

teeth within the same arch.

Variable Prescription Orthodontics allows for three distinct clinical

applications. These combinations enable the clinician to plan treatment

with a more patient-centered prescription. The three clinical indications

are as follows:

Inventory Management: Simplicity and Ease of Use

Variable Prescription Orthodontics: Torque Control Options

Although there are differences between the various

prescriptions in use today, there is one thing in

common: they are all static systems, where one

prescription must treat the multiple malocclusions

presented to the clinician. Orthodontists using static

prescriptions routinely have to make time consuming

archwire adjustments to compensate for the

prescription’s fixed torque values.

But now there is a dynamic system – an alternative

that offers the versatility of variable prescriptions to

provide an efficient patient-centered solution:

Variable Prescription Orthodontics (VPO) from 3M.

Available Torque OptionsClinical analysis of the different levels of torque

needed to address specific malocclusions allowed

us to develop three distinct torque options:

High Torque: Blue color code

Medium Torque: Green color code

Low Torque: Yellow color code

Inventory management has never been easier.

With the use of 3M’s exclusive APC™ Adhesive

Coated Appliance System, every SmartClip™ SL3 and

Clarity™ SL Bracket is

individually packaged

and labeled with all

needed prescription

information.

But 3M has gone a step further in simplifying bracket

prescription identification for VPO users. All APC

Adhesive Coated SmartClip SL3 and Clarity SL brackets

will have the addition of color coded identification on

each 5-pack box, and on individual bracket blisters.

Blue, green, and yellow color coded bands indicate

the torque levels, and prescription details.

The advantage of this system is the flexibility to

use any or all of these products or concepts in your

practice according to your personal treatment

protocol.

HIGH

MED

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Variable Prescription Orthodontics (VPO)

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Achieve Maximum VPO Efficiency Use 3M™ Self-Ligating Appliances with APC™ Adhesive

VPO Continuing EducationThe VPO System from 3M is based on

the experience of Dr. Anoop Sondhi

(Indianapolis, IN) who has demonstrated a

unique insight into the elements required

to integrate efficiency and effectiveness

into an orthodontic practice, and to consistently deliver

excellent orthodontic treatment. This translates into a

treatment system that incorporates critical elements of

office management and organization into an efficient and

effective treatment protocol.

Dr. Sondhi has developed educational resources

designed to help you and your staff members learn

about the VPO System, as well as new patient-centered

consultation techniques, organized clinical examinations

and treatment plan presentations, indirect bonding

techniques, and office management systems.

Seminars are conducted in Dr. Sondhi’s Indianapolis

office, where custom-designed, well-spaced units

allow plenty of room for you and your staff members

to observe and participate in procedures. Lectures are

supplemented with copies of his office forms,

staff training scripts, and videos.

Visit 3M.com/ortho or ask your 3M Representative for

more information on Dr. Sondhi’s presentations.

High Torque: Blue color code

Medium Torque: Green color code

Low Torque: Yellow color code

Although the Variable Prescription

Orthodontics methodology can be used with

traditional appliance systems, its efficiencies

are best realized when coupled with

3M™ Self-Ligating Appliances and the

APC™ Adhesive Coated Appliance System.

Consider the advantages of the components:

Component Advantages

VPO MethodologyVPO gives you the ability to tailor the prescription based on a specific malocclusion and treatment plan.

SmartClip™ SL3 and Clarity™ SL Self-Ligating Appliances

These appliances offer self-ligating efficiencies with a unique ligating mechanism, and the familiarity of a true-twin bracket design.

APC™ Adhesive Coated Brackets

The APC™ System and VPO color-coded bracket packaging provides a simplified inventory system and easy torque identification.

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