PMID- 33089255 OWN - Quintessence Publishing Company, Ltd. CI - Copyright Quintessence Publishing Company, Ltd. OCI - Copyright Quintessence Publishing Company, Ltd. TA - Int J Esthet Dent JT - International Journal of Esthetic Dentistry IS - 2198-591X (Print) IP - 4 VI - 15 PST - ppublish DP - 2020 PG - 374-389 LA - en TI - Digital dental workflow for a smile makeover restoration FAU - Agnini, Alessandro AU - Agnini A FAU - Apponi, Roberto AU - Apponi R FAU - Maffei, Simone AU - Maffei S FAU - Agnini, Andrea AU - Agnini A CN - AB - This article describes a novel concept for treatment planning and execution in the digital era. The aim of the presented workflow was to design, plan, communicate, perform, fabricate, deliver, and maintain a smile makeover restoration entirely through digital technology. The interdisciplinary treatment plan is described from the planning through the diagnostic mock-up to the final restoration. In digital designing, the dental morphology and tooth shape seen by the clinician and technician are interpreted by the computer as a 3D geometric mathematic model. Controlling the geometry provides freedom for the clinician to develop a restorative digital plan that can be followed throughout the patient's treatment. Moreover, new ceramic materials used with computer-assisted techniques have considerably broadened the choices for dental teams and have enhanced the results that can be achieved. AID - 852410