Patent ID: 7347688

Claim:
A targeting device for enabling one or more orthodontic elements to be positioned with respect to at least one tooth in a predetermined manner and to be bonded thereonto at such a position, comprising: a shell comprising, for the or each tooth with respect to which it is desired to align a orthodontic element, a cavity shaped to receive the tooth, and further comprising targeting indicators configured for enabling the corresponding said orthodontic element to be guided into alignment in said predetermined manner with respect to a said tooth that is received in a corresponding said cavity, wherein said targeting indicators are associated with windows comprised in said shell, each window extending from an outside of said shell to a corresponding said cavity, wherein for at least one window, at least one of: at least a part of the periphery of said window comprises said target indicators, wherein said target indicators are in the form of visual markings with respect to which predetermined reference datums on a corresponding said orthodontic element are to be aligned; the window is of a shape indicative of the said manner in which the corresponding said orthodontic element is to be fixed with respect to the corresponding tooth surface; at least part of the edges of said window comprise said target indicators, wherein said parts of said edges are of a shape substantially complementary to the plan profile of corresponding parts said orthodontic element.