A method for producing a prestressed tooth repositioning device, comprising:a) Producing a real or digital model of a jaw or jaw section of a patient with at least one misaligned toothb) Producing a real or digital model of a jaw or jaw section of a patient in which the position of at least one tooth is changed in comparison to the model mentioned in step a)c) Digital or real positioning of a real or digital tooth repositioning device on the real or digital model mentioned in step b),d) Transferring the real or digital tooth repositioning device according to step c) to the real or digital model with at least one misaligned tooth according to step a), with the real or digital tooth repositioning device being prestressed, ande) Optionally, producing a real prestressed tooth positioning device on the basis of the digital tooth repositioning device according to step d) by way of a CAM method (FIG. 3B)