Patent ID: 7611352
Filing Date: 2009-11-03
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. An orthodontic bracket kit that permits selective intraoral attachment of a desired ligation cover, from among a plurality of different ligation covers, to a bracket base, the kit comprising: a bracket base for attachment to a tooth, the bracket base including an arch wire slot formed therein adapted to receive an arch wire, the bracket base being configured so as to releasably receive one of a plurality of interchangeable ligation covers of the bracket system and so as to permit selective intraoral attachment to and removal from the bracket base of each of the plurality of different ligation covers of the bracket system as desired while the bracket base remains attached to a tooth; and at least two interchangeable ligation covers formed of different types of material selected from the group consisting of metal, glass, and polymeric resins, each being configured so as to be selectively attachable to and removable from the bracket base,