3M OrthoForm Diagnosis Arch Form Templates, Clear
Clear plastic arch form templates used as an overlay on a patient's dental model to assess arch shape and support archwire selection during diagnosis.
OrthoForm Diagnosis Arch Form Templates are clear plastic templates laid directly over a patient's study model to visually compare the natural arch shape against the standard OrthoForm arch forms used across the archwire product range. Because archwires are supplied in predefined shapes such as tapered, square and ovoid, having a set of matching templates lets the treating orthodontist assess which arch form the patient's dentition most closely resembles before selecting wires for treatment, rather than making that judgment by eye alone.
This diagnostic step supports more consistent decision making around archwire shape selection across a practice, particularly useful when multiple clinicians or associates are treatment planning using the same OrthoForm system. The templates are made from a clear material specifically so the underlying model remains visible while the template overlay is in place, allowing a direct side by side comparison.
This is a reusable diagnostic tool rather than a per-patient consumable, typically kept at the treatment planning desk or model storage area and used at the initial records and diagnosis stage of a new orthodontic case, distinct from the separate operatory templates used chairside during appliance placement.
