An approach that integrates the best scientific evidence available, clinical skills, technician’s expertise, team communication, and patient’s preferences is required in order to achieve high quality results for every treatment. Excellence will become more predictable and consistent with the establishment of a methodical approach that integrates functional and biologic parameters into the esthetic project. Based on the scientific based/ clinically relevant binomial, it will be discussed how to integrate traditional analog prosthodontic principles with state-of-the-art digital tools, from the treatment planning until the final equilibration. Critical aspects of occlusion will be pragmatically reviewed in order to provide parameters for the decision-making process and streamline the treatment sequence. Also, it will be discussed the key elements of strategically invasive tooth preparations and soft tissue management in order to surpass the patient's esthetic expectations, provide effective function, and long-term stability.

Objectives:

1. How to determine the demands of the stomatognathic system for every patient that may interfere with treatment stability;
2. A systematic and straightforward approach to incorporate the essential principles of occlusion into the smile design;
3. Clinical strategies for effective performance and predictable outcomes.