Patent ID: 8496473

Claim:
A template for positioning an orthodontic object on teeth of a patient, comprising: a template adapted to fit on each of a plurality of the teeth; said template comprising an inner surface adapted to be positioned adjacent to the patient's teeth and an outer surface displaced away from the inner surface, the inner surface defining a plurality of tooth receiving cavities, each cavity shaped based on a non-scaled version of a digital tooth model of the patient made using a computerized system to match adjacent surfaces of a received tooth such that each received tooth geometrically fits within each cavity, wherein the outer surface of the template is shaped based on a larger digitally scaled version of the digital tooth model such that the outer surface of the template is larger than the patient's tooth and matching outer surface of the teeth; and the template further comprising multiple openings on a gingival side of the template, each opening shaped to allow a base of the orthodontic object to fit directly into the opening to position the orthodontic object in the template and to guide the orthodontic object into a target position on one of the patient's teeth.