Patent ID: 7845938

Claim:
An indirect bonding tray for orthodontic treatment comprising: a set of orthodontic appliances for a dental arch; a first matrix material extending over the appliances; a second matrix material extending over the first matrix material, wherein the second matrix material includes a portion having a surface with a configuration that matches the configuration of a portion of side tooth surfaces of the dental arch, and wherein the second matrix material exhibits a tensile stress at 20 percent elongation that exceeds the tensile stress at 20 percent elongation of the first matrix material; and an occlusal stop member connected to the second matrix material, the occlusal stop member including at least one section having a surface with a configuration that matches at least a portion of an occlusal tooth surface of the dental arch for contact with the dental arch, wherein the occlusal stop member has a Shore A hardness greater than the Shore A hardness of either the first or second matrix material.