A self-ligating orthodontic bracket comprising: a base configured for attachment to a tooth surface; a bracket element attached to one side of the base, the bracket element comprising: an arch wire slot formed in a labial side of the bracket element and running along a mesiodistal direction of the bracket element, said arch wire slot being configured for supporting an arch wire therein; a wall portion of the bracket element extending upward along one side of the arch wire slot, the wall portion having three indentations (14, 15, 16) in a line parallel to the mesiodistal direction; and a channel running entirely through the bracket element underneath the arch wire slot and in a gingival-occlusal direction of the bracket; and a substantially U-shaped clip having a first end with three parallel protrusions (21, 22, 23) shaped to fit within the three indentations (14, 15, 16) of the wall portion, and a second end having a locking element; wherein the clip is securable to the bracket by placing the second end through the channel and engaging the locking element and placing the protrusions (21, 22, 23) into the indentations (14, 15, 16) of the bracket element, wherein the protrusions (21, 22, 23) are held in the indentations (14, 15, 16) by downward spring force of the clip, and wherein the clip is releasable by sliding the protrusions (21, 22, 23) out of the indentations (14, 15, 16) to expose the arch wire slot. a base configured for attachment to a tooth surface; a bracket element attached to one side of the base, the bracket element comprising: an arch wire slot formed in a labial side of the bracket element and running along a mesiodistal direction of the bracket element, said arch wire slot being configured for supporting an arch wire therein; a wall portion of the bracket element extending upward along one side of the arch wire slot, the wall portion having three indentations (14, 15, 16) in a line parallel to the mesiodistal direction; and a channel running entirely through the bracket element underneath the arch wire slot and in a gingival-occlusal direction of the bracket; and an arch wire slot formed in a labial side of the bracket element and running along a mesiodistal direction of the bracket element, said arch wire slot being configured for supporting an arch wire therein; a wall portion of the bracket element extending upward along one side of the arch wire slot, the wall portion having three indentations (14, 15, 16) in a line parallel to the mesiodistal direction; and a channel running entirely through the bracket element underneath the arch wire slot and in a gingival-occlusal direction of the bracket; and a substantially U-shaped clip having a first end with three parallel protrusions (21, 22, 23) shaped to fit within the three indentations (14, 15, 16) of the wall portion, and a second end having a locking element; wherein the clip is securable to the bracket by placing the second end through the channel and engaging the locking element and placing the protrusions (21, 22, 23) into the indentations (14, 15, 16) of the bracket element, wherein the protrusions (21, 22, 23) are held in the indentations (14, 15, 16) by downward spring force of the clip, and wherein the clip is releasable by sliding the protrusions (21, 22, 23) out of the indentations (14, 15, 16) to expose the arch wire slot.