A rotating clip orthodontic bracket comprising: an orthodontic bracket comprising a body, the body having a back, a front with a center, left and right sides, a top and a bottom, the body front containing an archwire slot extending horizontally from left to right and shaped to receive an orthodontic archwire with right and left ends, left and right tie wings at the top and bottom of the body for tie wires or elastomeric ties for securing an archwire within the archwire slot; a cylindrical recess with walls in the center of the body front of the orthodontic bracket wherein the cylindrical recess is open on the body front and extends towards the body back wherein the cylindrical recess ends with a circular floor; and a rotating clip within the cylindrical recess for securing orthodontic archwires comprised of a circular base, two attached opposing columns separated by open opposing sides which allow the passage of an archwire through the archwire slot, each column supporting a c-shaped extension with a free end and an underside facing the bracket body front wherein the circular base is fitted to the wall adjacent to the circular floor, the opposing columns are fitted to the cylindrical recess walls and the c-shaped extensions extend on the bracket front in opposing directions, the clip is fitted in the cylindrical recess, wherein the clip is rotatable in one rotational direction to an archwire slot opened position in which the bracket slot is open allowing the insertion and removal of an archwire and is rotatable in an opposite rotational direction to an archwire slot closed position in which the c-shaped extensions are configured to retain the archwire within the archwire slot at the right and left ends of the archwire slot. an orthodontic bracket comprising a body, the body having a back, a front with a center, left and right sides, a top and a bottom, the body front containing an archwire slot extending horizontally from left to right and shaped to receive an orthodontic archwire with right and left ends, left and right tie wings at the top and bottom of the body for tie wires or elastomeric ties for securing an archwire within the archwire slot; a cylindrical recess with walls in the center of the body front of the orthodontic bracket wherein the cylindrical recess is open on the body front and extends towards the body back wherein the cylindrical recess ends with a circular floor; and a rotating clip within the cylindrical recess for securing orthodontic archwires comprised of a circular base, two attached opposing columns separated by open opposing sides which allow the passage of an archwire through the archwire slot, each column supporting a c-shaped extension with a free end and an underside facing the bracket body front wherein the circular base is fitted to the wall adjacent to the circular floor, the opposing columns are fitted to the cylindrical recess walls and the c-shaped extensions extend on the bracket front in opposing directions, the clip is fitted in the cylindrical recess, wherein the clip is rotatable in one rotational direction to an archwire slot opened position in which the bracket slot is open allowing the insertion and removal of an archwire and is rotatable in an opposite rotational direction to an archwire slot closed position in which the c-shaped extensions are configured to retain the archwire within the archwire slot at the right and left ends of the archwire slot.