Planning

intro · 6 min

Realistic Aligner Timelines by Case Type

A realistic timeline is the single best predictor of patient satisfaction. Marketing \"6 months\" numbers apply to a small minority of cases.

intermediate · 5 min

Attachment Placement: Bevelled vs Optimised Attachments

Optimised attachments are Align's algorithm-driven shapes for specific movements; bevelled attachments are clinician-designed for stubborn cases. When each earns its place on the tooth.

intermediate · 5 min

ClinCheck Pro with 3D Controls: What Clinicians Adjust

3D Controls give clinicians tooth-level torque, tip, rotation and translation sliders, the difference between a template plan and a bespoke one.

intermediate · 5 min

ClinCheck Version Control: How Revisions Are Tracked

Every ClinCheck edit spawns a new version with a full audit trail. Reading the version pane tells you what the clinician changed and why, and where risk was added or subtracted.

intermediate · 5 min

Elastics Protocol Planning in Aligner Cases

Class II, Class III, and asymmetric cases need elastics wear from specific trays with clinician-designed hooks or precision cuts. Where elastics fit in the sequence.

intermediate · 5 min

Outcome Simulator Pro: The Chairside Preview Tool

The Outcome Simulator Pro runs on the iTero to show patients their probable final smile within minutes of scanning.

intermediate · 5 min

Invisalign Personalized Plan (IPP): AI-Assisted Staging

IPP uses machine learning across 20M cases to propose an initial staging that clinicians then edit, not accept blindly.

intermediate · 5 min

Invisalign Smile Architect: Integrated Restorative Planning

Smile Architect layers a restorative plan on top of the ortho ClinCheck, veneers, bonding and gum contour in one workflow.

intermediate · 5 min

IPR Sequencing Across the Aligner Treatment Arc

Interproximal reduction is not a single step, it's a schedule spread across tray 4 to tray 20, with contact-point checks at each visit. The safe sequencing rules.

intermediate · 5 min

Mid-Treatment Progress Assessment Checkpoints

At trays 10, 20, and 30, the clinician compares actual tooth position against the ClinCheck stage. The three checkpoints that decide whether to continue, refine, or restart.

intermediate · 5 min

Overcorrection in ClinCheck: Why It's Built In and Where

Rotations, deep-bite intrusion, and torque moves are overcorrected 10, 30% on the ClinCheck to compensate for aligner slop. What overcorrection looks like on your plan.

intermediate · 5 min

Pre-Treatment Periodontal Clearance Workflow

Aligner treatment on inflamed or bone-losing tissue accelerates attachment loss. The scaling, root-planing, and re-evaluation sequence that must precede orthodontic force.