Orthodontic bracket holder

An apparatus comprising:

• a handle;
• a pair of opposed gripping members, each member comprising a gripping surface, each gripping surface comprising a forward edge;
• a gripping member position and orientation indicator positioned between the handle and the forward edges, wherein the position and orientation indicator does not extend beyond the forward edges of the gripping surfaces;
• wherein the gripping edges are coplanor, and the gripping member position and orientation indicator is an elongated planar member the plane of which is perpendicular to the plane of the gripping edges and substantially parallel to the gripping surfaces.

An apparatus comprising:

• a handle;
• a pair of opposed gripping members, each member comprising a gripping surface, each gripping surface comprising a forward edge;
• a gripping member position and orientation indicator positioned between the handle and the forward edges, wherein the position and orientation indicator does not extend beyond the forward edges of the gripping surfaces;
• wherein the apparatus comprises a height gauge positioned on an end of the apparatus that does not comprise the pair of gripping members.

A method of coupling an orthodontic bracket to a tooth comprising:

• providing a bracket holder;
• utilizing the bracket holder to place a bracket on a tooth;
• inserting a portion of a height gauge of the bracket holder into the bracket;
• and
• rotating the bracket holder so as to rotate the height gauge inserted into the bracket and thus rotate the bracket.

A method of coupling an orthodontic bracket to a tooth comprising:

• providing a bracket holder;
• utilizing the bracket holder to place a bracket on a tooth;
• inserting a portion of a gripping member position and orientation indicator of the bracket holder into the bracket;
• and
• rotating the bracket holder so as to rotate the indicator inserted into the bracket and thus rotate the bracket.

A method of coupling an orthodontic bracket to a tooth comprising:

• providing a bracket holder comprising a gripping member position and orientation indicator;
• utilizing the bracket holder to grip a bracket and to place the bracket on a tooth;
• and
• while viewing the position and orientation of the gripping member position and orientation indicator relative to the tooth on which the bracket is being mounted, rotating and/or moving the bracket holder so as to set the orientation and position of the bracket.