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06 I I clinical_ single-visit solution _Introduction The influence of digital dentistry reaches beyond clinicaltreatmenttothepatientasaconsumerofour service. The “Age of the Internet” has brought an in- creaseddemandforinstantresultsandanevolvedel- ement of impatience for the practitioner to manage. Any patient’s targeted online search will inform him or her that CAD/CAM dentistry may provide a single-visit solution to the traditional multiple visit process,1 whichismanytimescoupledwithseductive digital proposals. The multiple visit norm with provisional restora- tions may induce limitations of function, comfort and perhaps a less than optimal appearance for weeks. The single-visit solution can eliminate many of the steps that dissuade the patient from commit- ting to treatment. Furthermore, when elective treatment is sought primarily to make an appearance related change in theestheticzone,traditionallythelaboratorytechni- cian has no in-person contact with the patient. The followingpatienttreatmentexampleoffersaration- ale and method to provide anterior milled ceramic restorations in a single visit. The emphasis will be on usingadualSTLfilemethodforanefficientworkflow and restoration accuracy. _Patient selection for single-visit milled restorations in the anterior sextant Patientselectionmaybethemostcriticalelement in providing four or more single-visit milled ceramic restorations in the esthetic zone. When selecting a patient, a match between the dentist’s esthetic eval- uation and the patient’s expectations is the primary CAD/CAM 3_2016 The use of two digital impression STL files to simplify the single-visit CAD/CAM workflow for multiple ceramic restorations: A case study Authors_James M. Stein, DMD and Brett E. Stein, DMD Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 1_Pre-treatment full smile. Fig. 2_Pre-treatment retracted, frontal view. (Photos/Provided by James M. Stein, DMD)