Patent ID: 6843651

Claim:
An orthodontic bracket comprising: a base to be attached to a tooth enamel surface; a bracket main body formed on the base and including an archwire slot with an opening that is opened in a direction opposite to the base; a guiding part formed in at least one of the bracket main body and the base, said guiding part crossing the archwire slot; a cover portion disposed on the bracket main body and having a covering claw; a band-shaped clip guided by the guiding part and curved in substantially U-shape in its cross section when the clip is attached to the bracket main body, the clip having a holding part that covers at least a portion of the opening of the archwire slot, and also the clip having a locking portion that is formed at one end of the clip in its longitudinal direction, said locking portion having a locking claw, wherein the locking claw and the covering claw are brought in engagement with each other at a mutual locking position.