Patent ID: 7590462

Claim:
An orthodontic appliance manufacturing system, comprising: a machine readable memory storing digital data representing a three-dimensional virtual model of the dentition of a patient in malocclusion and three-dimensional digital information representing virtual orthodontic brackets and locations of said virtual orthodontic brackets placed on said three-dimensional virtual model of the dentition in malocclusion; and a forming device forming a bracket placement tray; wherein said bracket placement tray is formed for a plurality of teeth of said patient based on said digital data; said bracket placement tray formed with spaces for holding real orthodontic brackets thereby enabling bonding of said real orthodontic brackets to the teeth at desired locations; wherein said memory further stores data obtained by scanning the dentition of said patient after bonding of said real orthodontic brackets is complete, and wherein said memory further stores instructions to verify positions of said real orthodontic brackets on the dentition.