Dental attachment placement structure

A dental attachment placement template comprising:

• a dental an attachment;
• and
• a body configured to position the dental attachment over an attachment site on a surface of a tooth of a dental arch, the body including:
• a first material that does not react to a stimulant;
• an aperture;
• a plurality of supports that extend from the body within the aperture;
• a connection member that connects the dental attachment to the plurality of supports, the connection member being integrally formed with the dental attachment to provide a unitary structure, wherein the connection member is joined to the dental attachment at a single point of connection and being further joined to the plurality of supports, and wherein the connection member comprises a second material that is configured to dissolve or disintegrate when exposed to the stimulant to cause the connection member to detach from the dental attachment;
• and
• a contoured surface shaped to register with one or more teeth of the dental arch to align the dental attachment over the attachment site when the body is placed on the dental arch.

A dental attachment placement template comprising:

• a dental attachment;
• and
• a body configured to position the dental attachment over an attachment site on a surface of a tooth of a dental arch, the body including:
• an aperture;
• a plurality of supports that extend from the body within the aperture;
• a means for connecting the dental attachment to the plurality of supports, the means for connecting being integrally formed with the dental attachment to provide a unitary structure, the means for connecting being joined to the dental attachment at a breakable single point of connection and being further joined to and the plurality of supports such that when the means for connecting is broken, the dental attachment is detached from the plurality of supports;
• and
• a contoured surface shaped to register with one or more teeth of the dental arch to align the dental attachment over the attachment site when the body is placed on the dental arch.

A dental appliance system comprising:

• a dental attachment placement template comprising:
• an attachment;
• and
• a body configured to position the attachment over an attachment site on a surface of a tooth of a dental arch, the body including:
• a plurality of supports extending from the body and connected to the attachment via a connection member, the connection member being integrally formed with the attachment to provide a unitary structure, wherein the connection member is joined to the attachment at a breakable single point of connection and being further joined to and the plurality of supports such that when the single point of connection is broken, the attachment is detached from the plurality of supports;
• and
• a contoured surface shaped to register with one or more teeth of the dental arch to align the attachment over the attachment site when the body is placed on the dental arch;
• and
• one or more dental appliances configured to engage with the attachment to apply one or more repositioning forces to the tooth when the attachment is bonded to the surface of the tooth at the attachment site and the one or more dental appliances is placed on the dental arch.