Patent Document ID: 20160346064
Application ID: 15066122
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A method for producing a one-piece orthodontic jig and attachments comprising: creating a model of a patient's dental anatomy in a computer-aided design (CAD) system; designing in the CAD model a set of orthodontic attachments for treatment of the patient, including the desired positions of the attachments on selected teeth in the CAD model; designing in the CAD model an orthodontic jig for temporarily positioning the attachments during the bonding process to selected teeth, said jig including features for registering the jig to selected teeth, and further including connecting members detachably connecting the attachments to the jig designed to hold the attachments in their desired position on the patient's teeth during the bonding process; and producing an orthodontic jig and attachments as a single piece by computer-controlled manufacturing based on the CAD model.