Orthodontic appliance and method of use

An orthodontic appliance used with teeth in a dental arch, comprising:

• one or more pre-made connectors selected from an array of pre-manufactured connectors having different pre-determined sizes, shapes, lengths, angulations, and configurations, wherein each connector has a coupling end configured to interface a surface of a tooth in the dental arch and an engaging end;
• a first arch component custom-designed based on three-dimensional imaging data of a patient's dentition and gingiva and comprising a first surface configured to fit one or more of the surfaces of at least one tooth and a gingival surface and a second surface having one or more engagement structures, wherein the engagement structures are configured to removably attach an engaging end of at least one of the pre-made connectors;
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• wherein motive force is generated by the pre-made connectors when the pre-made connectors are elastically deformed into attachment with the first arch component and the motive force is translated to at least one of the teeth.

An orthodontic appliance used with teeth in a dental arch, comprising:

• a pre-made first arch member segment selected from an array of pre-manufactured segments having different pre-determined sizes, shapes, lengths, angulations, and configurations, wherein the first arch member segment has two ends, at least one engaging portion, and at least one body portion;
• one or more first coupling units, wherein each coupling unit comprises a first surface custom-designed based on three-dimensional imaging data of a patient's dentition to fit a specific surface of at least one tooth in the dental arch and a second surface with one or more engagement structures, wherein the engagement structures are configured to removably attach one or more of an engaging portion and an end of the first arch member segment to one of the first coupling units without requiring removal of the first coupling unit from the tooth;
• a first arch component custom-designed based on three-dimensional imaging data of the patient's dentition and gingiva and comprising a first surface configured to fit one or more of the surfaces of at least one tooth and a gingival surface;
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• a connection module attached to the first arch member segment and the first arch component, wherein the connection module is rigid, semi-rigid, or flexible, and is configured to modify the motive force generated by the first arch member segment when attached to at least one first coupling unit.