In recent years, digital technologies have significantlychanged the clinical approach to medicine and dentistry. Innovative operative techniques and restorative materials have paved the way to a significant active boost towards full digital workflows. Particularly, novel dental materials offer undeniable advantages such as optimal mechanical resistance, excellent esthetic and optical properties, and reliable accuracy and precision, widening the clinical scenario and allowing for innovative and less invasive restorative solutions.
Keywords: 3D printing; computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM); digital dentistry; digital smile design; digital tools; guided implant surgery; implant dentistry; polyether–ether–ketone (PEEK); restorative dentistry; technology.