Check the clinical indication
Confirm restorability, periodontal condition and the rationale for coverage. Material selection follows the clinical design; it should not be driven solely by an available milling block.
Audit the incoming record
Review margin visibility, artefacts, soft-tissue displacement, adjacent contacts and the opposing arch. Assess whether the bite record is credible. A missing margin cannot be recovered by confident software interpolation.
Communicate the prescription
Specify the exact restoration and material, shade information, design constraints and relevant occlusal findings. Distinguish provisional, try-in and definitive components. For printed items, confirm the material and post-processing are validated for the intended use.
Verify the physical result
Assess seating, margins, proximal contacts, occlusion and appearance clinically. Follow the selected material's surface treatment and attachment instructions. Resolve an uncertain fit before definitive fixation.
Document and review
Record the delivered material and clinically relevant findings. Explain hygiene, expected adaptation and reasons to return. Use remakes and adjustments as opportunities to identify where the workflow needs improvement, rather than attributing every discrepancy to the scanner.