Zirconia or lithium disilicate? Retentive prep or short clinical crown? Bond it, or just cement it? With more restorative materials and more cement categories than ever, choosing what goes between the tooth and the restoration has become one of the most confusing decisions in everyday dentistry, and getting it wrong shows up later as debonds, sensitivity, and recurrent decay at the margin. In this CE webinar, Dr. Joshua Austin untangles the conundrum with a practical, evidence-based framework for matching the cement to the case. He will cover how restorative material, preparation design, and isolation drive the choice, along with the surface treatment, cleanup, and curing steps that determine whether a restoration lasts. He will also show how a simplified system built around a universal adhesive, a universal resin cement and a fluoride-releasing resin-modified glass ionomer can cover nearly every indirect case with less inventory and less room for error. Attendees will leave with a repeatable decision tree they can use the next morning.

Upon completion of this CE webinar, participants should be able to:
• Determine when to use conventional, self-adhesive, or adhesive cementation based on restorative material, preparation retention, and isolation
• Describe tooth and intaglio surface treatment protocols that maximize bond strength to zirconia, glass ceramic, and metal-based restorations
• Explain how marginal seal, adhesive radiopacity, and fluoride release contribute to preventing and accurately diagnosing recurrent caries
• Apply cement cleanup and curing techniques that improve long-term reliability and reduce postoperative sensitivity   ( disclaimer, bio and commercial disclosure )