Patent ID: 8636505

Claim:
A combination of first fastening elements and second fastening elements for use as a bracket in dental orthodontics, each of said fastening elements having a rear holding part and a front part, and a carrier for said fastening elements, said carrier including an elongated carrier piece having a longitudinal axis and formed of a block of material having two sections, and a carrier holding part for mounting the carrier piece to a finishing machine having a fabrication tool, the carrier holding part being connected to a longitudinal end of the carrier piece, wherein: the first fastening elements are arranged along a first one of the two sections of the block of material such that the front part of each first fastening element is adjacent a front side of the first section, and the rear holding part of each first fastening element is adjacent a rear side of the first section, the second fastening elements are arranged along a second one of the two sections of the block of material such that the front part of each second fastening element is adjacent a front side of the second section, and the rear holding part of each second fastening element is adjacent a rear side of the second section, the material of the carrier piece at the rear side of each of the two sections is removable by the fabrication tool, the rear holding part of each first fastening element is embedded within and completely surrounded by the first section of the carrier piece, and the rear holding part of each second fastening element is embedded within and completely surrounded by the second section of the carrier piece.