Patent ID: 7854610

Claim:
An orthodontic retainer system for use on teeth, comprising: a delivery member, comprising: a gripping portion having a height extending along a gripping portion axis, said height between 0.25 inches and 1.00 inches; and a retention portion having a length extending along a retention portion axis, said length between 0.25 inches and 1.00 inches, a ratio of said height to said length between about 0.25 and 4, said gripping portion joined to said retention portion at an angle such that said delivery member is substantially L-shaped; and a pair of magnetic, mutually attractive dental modules coupled to said delivery member solely by mutual magnetic attraction of said magnetic dental modules, said magnetic dental modules including planar surfaces in direct contact with respective opposite sides of said retention portion of said delivery member, said delivery member adapted to deliver said dental modules between a pair of adjacent teeth.