Using Clear Aligners to Set up a Great Restorative Outcome

Restorative dentistry often delivers the best results when teeth are ideally positioned before treatment begins. This 1-hour CE webinar explores how clear aligner therapy can be used strategically to create a foundation for long-lasting, esthetic, and functional restorative outcomes. Participants will learn how to identify cases where minor tooth movement simplifies restorative procedures, reduces invasiveness, and enhances patient satisfaction. The webinar will cover treatment planning principles, sequencing aligners with restorative phases, and effective patient communication to encourage acceptance of pre-restorative orthodontics. Through case examples, clinicians will gain practical skills to integrate aligner therapy seamlessly into everyday restorative care.

During this CE webinar, we will:
• Identify how malocclusion, crowding, and spacing can compromise long-term restorative outcomes and how pre-alignment improves tooth position for ideal restorations
• Explain the principles of restorative-driven orthodontics and how clear aligner therapy can be integrated into comprehensive treatment planning
• Demonstrate how to evaluate and sequence cases where minor tooth movement will simplify or enhance restorative procedures
• Recognize the clinical and esthetic benefits of achieving proper tooth alignment prior to veneers, crowns, implants, and other restorative treatments
• Apply practical strategies for case presentation and patient communication to increase acceptance of pre-restorative aligner therapy