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For many years dental professionals have been delivering dental treatments based on analogue workflows and well‐established principles of dental procedures. With the introduction of digital dentistry, many of the conventional steps in dental procedures are being changed for digital procedures, by means of computerized software, apps, hardware, equipment, materials and techniques.

Current and recent research projects have been addressing the actual benefits of the new digital methodologies arising in the field of dentistry. The need for such projects is also being investigated, considering that there would be no point in changing established workflows and implementing new technological methods without clear benefits for patients and professionals. Among the research findings that are further discussed in this book is the fact that digital workflows can increase quality and predictability, deliver faster results, standardize processes, and enhance communication among the dental team and the patient [8]. These findings mean that the adoption of digital workflows is becoming more popular in several countries. Nevertheless, only a small number of dental clinics and practices are actually adopting in‐house CAD‐CAM systems in their daily clinical routine.