Methods of dental wire attachment

A method of attaching a wire to a patient's dentition, the method comprising:

• placing a shell on the patient's dentition, wherein a first cavity of the shell is positioned over a first tooth, and a second cavity of the shell is positioned over a second tooth, wherein the first cavity of the shell includes an attachment material reservoir, and the second cavity includes a wire attachment member having a slot, the wire attachment member coupled to the shell in the second cavity;
• positioning the wire through the attachment material reservoir and the slot of the wire attachment member, wherein the wire is positioned in contact with the wire attachment member to hold the wire in position with respect to the first tooth;
• bonding an attachment material within the attachment material reservoir to the first tooth, thereby bonding the wire to the first tooth;
• and
• removing the shell and the wire attachment member from the patient's dentition, thereby leaving the wire attached to the first tooth via the attachment material.

A method of attaching a wire to a patient's dentition, the method comprising:

• placing a shell on the patient's dentition such that an attachment material reservoir is positioned adjacent to a first tooth and a wire attachment member is positioned adjacent to a second tooth, the wire attachment member coupled to the shell in a cavity of the shell, wherein a tooth-facing surface of the wire attachment member includes a slot;
• sliding the wire through the attachment material reservoir and through the slot of the wire attachment member, wherein the wire attachment member is in contact with and holds the wire in position with respect to the first tooth;
• bonding an attachment material within the attachment material reservoir to the first tooth, thereby bonding the wire to the first tooth;
• and
• removing the shell and the wire attachment member from the patient's dentition, thereby leaving the wire attached to the first tooth via the attachment material.