Patent ID: 8235716

Claim:
A method of using radio frequency identification (RFID) microchips in an orthodontic bracket comprising: providing at least one orthodontic bracket with at least one RFID chip coupled to, in or on the at least one orthodontic bracket, where the at least one RFID chip has recorded thereon bracket information concerning a set of features of the at least one orthodontic bracket; scanning the recorded bracket information from the at least one RFID chip coupled to the at least one orthodontic bracket; and employing the at least one orthodontic bracket according to the recorded information scanned from the corresponding at least one RFID chip, wherein employing the at least one orthodontic bracket according to the recorded information scanned from the corresponding at least one RFID chip comprises using the at least one RFID chip during x-ray and optical dental scans to give scanned information to a software program which uses the scanned recorded information to bend custom wires or plan treatment with specialized orthodontic programs.