Patent ID: 8323023

Claim:
A method performed by a patient's dental professional comprising the steps of: a. making a copy of a patient's teeth, b. sending the copy of the patient's teeth to a kit provider, wherein the kit provider assembles a kit comprising an enclosure and at least two of the following components: i. at least one bonding tray, ii. a tool for enamel reproximation, iii. an orthodontic wire, iv. brackets, v. ligature ties, vi. bonding adhesive, and vii. at least one cheek retractor, c. receiving the assembled kit, d. applying braces to the patient's teeth using the components in the kit, e. placing at least some of the components back into the kit, f. storing the kit, and g. reusing at least one of the components from the kit at the patient's subsequent visits, wherein the components in the kit are never hot sterilized after being placed in the enclosure; and wherein the components are reused without being hot sterilized.