[Development and prospect of digital technology in the field of prosthodontics]

The development of digital technology is gradually changing clinical practice and laboratory procedure of prosthodontics. After decades of exploration and development, the modern digital technology has been perfectly merged with prosthodontics and created a brand new treatment mode. The application of digital impression, digital design and digital processing has changed the way we treat patients and the way we communicate with patients. The data storage also provides a basis for long-term follow-up. The establishment of digital remote system, transferring data through internet, has improved communication in dental technique, tracing analysis of patient's condition, sharing and management of medical data, and popularization and promotion of knowledge. Digital technology promoted the development of prosthodontics in the direction of more precision, more convenience, more efficiency and more simulation in functional recovery, which will be one of the development directions of dentistry and even the medical science in the future.