Patent ID: 7481651

Claim:
Orthodontic device, comprising: a base having a base surface for fixing the device to a tooth, a slot for receiving an archwire, said slot being defined by a bottom surface and two side surfaces arranged on either side of the bottom surface and aligned in substantially parallel spaced relation to each other, said slot extending in a substantially straight line through the base in a longitudinal direction of the base on a side thereof facing away from the base surface, and a cover element for at least partially covering an open side of the slot facing the bottom surface, the side surfaces of the slot having a positively locking guide which is aligned substantially parallel in relation to the longitudinal direction of the slot, and the cover element being slidably and detachably held on the base in the positively locking guide, wherein the positively locking guide is formed by two grooves disposed in said side surfaces of the slot facing each other and at a distance from the bottom surface of the slot, and the cover element is of flat configuration at the side facing the bottom surface of the slot and has two guide elements which are of complementary design to the grooves and engage the grooves in a positively locking manner.