# Digitally Driven Smile Rehabilitation: A Fully Guided Workflow Using Dual‐Layer Composite Injection Molding

**Authors:** Hiba Hawwa, Ahmed A. Holiel

PMC · DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.71519 · Clinical Case Reports · 2025-11-23

## TL;DR

This paper introduces a digital workflow for creating natural-looking dental restorations using 3D printing and composite molding in a single visit.

## Contribution

The novel integration of dual-layer composite injection molding with 3D-printed reduction guides for esthetic dental restorations.

## Key findings

- The workflow enables lifelike esthetics and morphology in anterior restorations.
- It allows for minimally invasive and biomimetic dental treatments in a single visit.

## Abstract

A fully digital, guided workflow integrating 3D‐printed reduction guides with dual‐layer composite injection molding enables minimally invasive, biomimetic anterior restorations. By digitally separating dentin and enamel morphology, clinicians achieve lifelike esthetics, translucency, and morphology in a single visit, offering a predictable solution for complex esthetic cases.

Post‐operative views showing (a) natural smile, (b) retracted intraoral view of the maxillary arch, and (c) side view smile.

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** bruxism (MESH:D002012), allergies (MESH:D004342), temporomandibular disorders (MESH:D013705)
- **Chemicals:** Dentratec (-), EVE (MESH:C051800), phosphoric acid (MESH:C030242), GC (MESH:C057580), oxygen (MESH:D010100), diamond (MESH:D018130), silicone (MESH:D012828)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606], Canis lupus familiaris (dog, subspecies) [taxon 9615]

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