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Digital Dentistry in Routine Clinical Practice: Applications and Advancements

DOI : https://doi.org/10.36349/easjdom.2026.v08i01.003
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Background: Digital dentistry has transformed clinical workflows across multiple dental specialties, offering enhanced accuracy, efficiency, and patient-centered care. Advances in intraoral scanning, CAD/CAM systems, CBCT imaging, 3D printing, artificial intelligence, and virtual planning have redefined diagnosis, treatment planning, and restorative procedures. Objective: This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of digital dentistry applications in routine clinical practice, highlighting current technologies, clinical benefits, limitations, and future directions. Methods: A narrative review of contemporary literature was performed, focusing on digital workflows in prosthodontics, implant dentistry, orthodontics, restorative dentistry, endodontics, periodontics, and oral surgery. Emerging technologies, including AI-driven treatment planning, digital twins, teledentistry, cloud-based ecosystems, and automation, were examined. Results: Digital technologies enhance clinical accuracy, reduce chairside and laboratory time, improve patient communication, and enable predictable, reproducible outcomes. They also support better documentation, data management, and environmentally friendly workflows. Limitations include high initial costs, technical learning curves, interoperability challenges, and limited long-term evidence for certain innovations. Future trends suggest fully digital clinics, AI-assisted decision-making, patient-specific digital twins, integrated teledentistry, and cloud-based collaborative platforms. Conclusion: Digital dentistry is increasingly becoming integral to routine clinical practice, offering substantial improvements in precision, efficiency, and patient care. While challenges remain, ongoing technological advancements, training, and research will continue to expand its adoption and impact across all dental specialties.

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