Digital prosthodontics gives clinicians new ways to combine treatment planning, surgery, restorative design, and in-house manufacturing while preserving the analog techniques that remain valuable for complex patient care. Prosthodontist Dr. Daniel Greenbaum joins Rob Norton to share how his surgical training, in-house dental laboratory, exocad design experience, 3D printing, milling, and hands-on approach to fabrication have transformed the way he treats everything from digital dentures and cosmetic restorations to full-mouth rehabilitation and full-arch implant cases. Dr. Greenbaum explores rapid prototyping, digital denture duplication, digital wax-ups, photogrammetry, same-day teeth, zygomatic and pterygoid implants, denture conversions, zirconia milling, and why clinicians using advanced digital workflows should always maintain a reliable plan B when technology or clinical conditions do not behave as expected. The conversation also examines a life-changing palatal augmentation prosthesis for a tongue cancer patient, the use of semi-precision attachments with fixed zirconia restorations, and how combining traditional prosthodontic principles with modern digital tools can create new solutions for unusually complex restorative challenges. Looking toward the future of digital dentistry, Dr. Greenbaum discusses AI-assisted full-arch design, occlusion, technology support, and why continually adding skills and tools can make clinicians and dental teams more resilient, collaborative, and capable of delivering predictable patient care.

Chapters

• (00:00:00) - Intro
• (00:02:25) - From Prosthodontics to Implant Surgery
• (00:04:23) - Building an In-House Digital Dental Lab
• (00:06:27) - Digital Dentures & Rapid Prototyping
• (00:09:43) - Digital Wax-Ups, exocad & Restorative Design
• (00:16:44) - What “Same-Day Teeth” Really Means
• (00:19:33) - Zygomatic Implants & Complex Full-Arch Treatment
• (00:21:43) - Dr. Greenbaum’s Hybrid Full-Arch Workflow
• (00:31:15) - Palatal Augmentation Prosthesis & Semi-Precision Attachments
• (00:39:28) - Getting Started With Digital Dentistry & the Future of AI