Patent ID: 7556497

Claim:
A method for marking an intended position on a surface where an orthodontic element is to be placed and fixed, the method comprising: a. providing a marking device with a marking member for making a visible mark on a surface, said device having an image acquisition unit mounted thereon such that said marking member is in the field of view of said unit; b. manipulating said device so as to bring said member into proximity of the surface while continuously capturing an image of at least the surface or of the marking member, and of both once the surface and the marking member are proximal to one another; c. transmitting the image or a representation thereof to a display displaying said image or representation together with indicators providing guidance information on the intended position of the orthodontic element; d. fixing the position of the marking member on the surface according to said indicators, such that the marking member's position coincides with the intended position of the orthodontic element; and e. applying a mark on the surface at said position.