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It is difficult to imagine that there was a period in orthodontics before the invention of brackets. Brackets had a modest beginning in the form of the Ribbon Arch bracket designed by Angle. The introduction of brackets saw a new era in orthodontics. With time both the Orthodontist and the manufacturers started shouldering the responsibilities for arriving at new bracket designs and different bracket system. The wave of design changes continued to mount with contributions from Angle, Steiner, Holdaway, Jaraback, Fizzell, Ricketts, tweed and many others, which led to the introduction of the standard Edge-wise bracket which was also called as the Siamese or twin bracket. Dr. Ronald H Roth developed an appliance through clinical trial and error, starting with the standard Andrew Brackets and then altering the values and placement of some Anterior brackets. However, the process of the modifying the brackets is still on. Though, we all are using recent brackets which are currently available in the markets, it is important to know the past history of brackets which was used earlier. Thus, this article reviews the history of various orthodontic brackets and its advantages and disadvantages. We suggest that many more review studies should come aiming at the bio compatibility, aesthetics and treatment results of each bracket. Such studies will help the practitioner to decide the bracket selection for his treatment plan.