Abstract
Contemporary digital prosthodontics is moving toward the integration of diagnostic data from multiple sources, creating a dynamic model—the digital patient avatar. This model enables treatment planning based on esthetics, function, and individual biomechanics. The key tools include: intraoral scanner, 3D facial scanner, CBCT, jaw motion recording systems, digital occlusal analysis, and esthetic visualization software. Their integration facilitates a shift from intuition-based methods toward data-driven analysis, improving treatment predictability and safety. These technologies do not replace clinical expertise; on the contrary, they require the clinician to interpret and correlate digital information with the patient’s clinical examination. The article discusses the practical applications of these technologies and highlights a current gap—the absence of an integrated viewer that would allow comprehensive functional-esthetic analysis within a single environment. The digital patient avatar represents a new standard of practice, shifting the focus toward collaborative, data-driven interaction among the clinician, dental technician, and patient.

Digital prosthodontics, digital patient avatar, intraoral scanner, CBCT, 3D facial scanner, jaw motion recording, digital occlusal analysis, treatment planning, occlusion, esthetics.