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Orthodontics or restorations for crowded and malpositioned teeth? Frank Spear’s six-question framework plus practical bite records
When a patient has malaligned anterior teeth, should you move them or restore them? Move Teeth or Restore? Decision-Making for Predictable Alignment answers that with Frank Spear’s six-question system, an interdisciplinary planning framework, and complete case studies, joined by Ricardo Mitrani and Gary DeWood. Six modules, 23 lessons and 5 h 06 min finish with hands-on bite registration: leaf gauge, Lucia jig, bilateral manipulation and protrusive records.
- 6modules
- 23lessons
- 5 h 06 minof video
- 6decision questions
What you’ll be able to do
- Resist the quick-fix veneer case when comprehensive care is the better option
- Work through the six key questions on restorations, occlusion, papillae, gingival margins, contour and endodontic risk
- Recognise when “instant orthodontics” with restorations is a sound choice
- Handle a unilaterally apical papilla or gingival margin
- Take accurate centric relation and protrusive records for simple and complex restorative cases
Inside the course
Why a system matters
Two short opening modules argue for structured treatment planning and introduce a framework — a system within a system — for coordinating orthodontic and restorative care.
The six questions in practice
The central module poses one lesson per question, asking whether the teeth need restoring anyway, whether the bite can be managed without tooth movement, and whether papillae and gingival margins are acceptable, then applies them to a three-part case from data gathering to completion.
Alignment and records
A module on restorative alignment is followed by four compact demonstrations of bite registration tools and a longer module on the records needed for straightforward and complex restorative dentistry.
Built for
- Restorative and cosmetic dentistsA defensible way to decide before preparing crowded teeth.
- Orthodontists collaborating with restorative colleaguesA shared vocabulary for interdisciplinary planning.
- General dentistsPractical bite registration technique that improves everyday lab work.
Curriculum
Module 1: Introduction to the Orthodontic-Restorative Connection (21 min) 3 lessons
- Why do we Need a System for Treatment Planning
- The Quick Fix Dilemma
- Why is there a Need for Comprehensive Care
Module 2: The Orthodontic-Restorative Connection: A Framework for Interdisciplinary Treatment (20 min) 3 lessons
- Framework Introduction
- Explaining the Framework
- A System within a System
Module 3: Ortho vs. Restorative to Correct Malaligned Teeth – Six Key Questions (1 h 17 min) 9 lessons
- Do the Teeth Need Restorations, Even Without Ortho
- Can the Occlusion be Managed Without Ortho
- Are the Existing Papilla Levels Esthetically Acceptable
- Is the Most Apical Gingival Margin Esthetically Acceptable
- Can Restorative Dentistry Create Acceptable Contour and Arrangement
- Can Teeth Be Prepped and Restored Without Endodontics
- Case Study, Part 1: Data Gathering, Identifying Problems, and Etiologies
- Case Study, Part 2: Treatment Planning
- Case Study, Part 3: Sequence and Completion of Treatment
Module 4: Ortho vs Restorative Alignment of Teeth (1 h 18 min) 2 lessons
- Instant Orthodontics with Restorative Dentistry
- Unilateral Apically Positioned Papilla or Gingival Margin
Module 5: Bite Registration Techniques (25 min) 4 lessons
- Understanding and Using the Leaf Gauge
- CR Bite Record Using the Lucia Jig
- CR Bite Record Using Bilateral Manipulation
- Understanding and Recording a Protrusive Bite Record
Module 6: Bite Registration in Restorative Dentistry (1 h 21 min) 2 lessons
- Bite Records in Restorative Dentistry
- Bite Records for Complex Restorative Dentistry
Before you buy
Does it teach orthodontic mechanics?
No. It is about deciding between tooth movement and restoration and planning the sequence, not about bracket or aligner technique.
Are the lessons long?
Most are short segments; the whole course is about five hours, with the longest modules around 80 minutes.
Do I get CME credit or a certificate?
No. Clinicapedia provides the educational content only — no CME or CE credits, MOC points or certificates of completion are included with this product.
Specifications
| Format | Online video course |
|---|---|
| Instructors | Frank Spear, Ricardo Mitrani, Gary DeWood |
| Contents | 6 modules · 23 lessons |
| Duration | 5 h 06 min |
| Access | Lifetime, self-paced |
| Department | Dentistry |
| Delivery | Instant download · lifetime re-download |
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