A method for producing a band of an orthodontic appliance according to the invention, said method comprising the following steps: a) determining an orthodontic treatment suitable for treating the teeth of a patient； b) determining a set of forces to apply locally onto said teeth to obtain said orthodontic treatment and the shape of the surface of the teeth to which bonding areas of said shape memory band need to be adhered； c) producing said shape memory band, the local cross-section of said shape memory band, and in particular the local cross-section of inter-attachment sections of said shape-memory band, being determined according to said forces and in such a way as to define bonding areas substantially identical to the surfaces of said teeth to which they need to be adhered.
