Aligners for smile design

In this part, Dr. James Taylor provides an overview of the role of aligners in smile design with a focus on good planning, tips on planning and how to design aligners around a wider smile design plan.

Aligners for smile design - Dr. James Taylor

Aims and objectives:

• Understand: What is smile design
• Discussion of the Golden Proportion
• Planning software: The planned outcomes
• Digital smile design technology: Meshing - scan, Xray, photo
• Know which other tools can be used
• The use of space redistribution and bonding

Learning outcomes:

By the end of this TubulesLive you will have gained an understanding in:

• Smile design
• The Golden Proportion
• Planning software: The planned outcomes
• Digital smile design technology: Meshing - scan, Xray, photo
• Other tools that can be used in smile design
• Space redistribution and bonding

This video is part of the The Aligner Series: From Starting Out to Getting Better. You can see all the individual parts here:

An introduction to aligners - Dr. Francois Vannerem

Developing your skills with clear aligners - Dr. Nina Shaffie

Aligners for smile design - Dr. James Taylor

Aligner complications - Dr. Francois Vannerem, Dr. Nina Shaffie and Dr. James Taylor