Chairside dentistry has always meant a paradigm shift in the workflow of the dental clinic. However, the limitation in the design of restorations, the time required to use it and the limited number of millable materials, combined with the considerable investment, were a limiting factor for its development. Today the evolution and wide adoption of digital technology such as intraoral scanners and open CAM systems, combined with the new generation of ceramic materials, open up a much broader field for the application of chairside treatments.

Learning points

- Understand the optical and mechanical properties necessary for biomimetic restorations.

- Advantages and limitations of current and new generation materials.

- Key factors for the design of preparations with digital flow.

- Guidelines for satisfactory manufacturing and finishing.

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Javier Tapia Guadix was born in 1978 in Madrid, Spain. He finished his degree in dentistry at the European University of Madrid in 2003. Working as an associate professor in the prosthodontics department in 2004.

In 2005 he began his professional career as a digital graphic artist, focused on illustration, animation and application development in the dental sector. He founded the company Juice - Dental Media Design for that purpose.

He received the Collegiate Merit Plaque from the Illustrious College of Dentists and Stomatologists of the I Region in 2005, for his collaboration in the commission of new technologies.

In 2011 he founded, together with Panaghiotis Bazos and Gianfranco Politano, the international group Bio-Emulation.

He actively collaborates as a collaborating professor in various universities throughout Europe and is a member of the GC Restorative Advisory Board. Since 2017 he is an official reviewer for the International Journal of Esthetic Dentistry.

Javier works in a private clinic in Madrid, specializing in restorative and cosmetic dentistry.

Since 2009 he has been an international speaker with participation in more than 300 conferences and theoretical-practical courses as well as courses with live patients.

He has published numerous articles on restorative dentistry, color dentistry, dental photography, and digital dentistry.

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