Digital workflows are constantly being improved with innovations in technique, software and materials and tailored to dental diseases and patient cases. Exploiting technological advancements, a team of international researchers has developed a more cost-effective, biomimetic, non-invasive and—most importantly—quicker treatment technique for restoring a missing mandibular lateral incisor utilising two flowable resin composites injected into two 3D-printed indices. Dental Tribune International spoke with lead researcher Prof. Keiichi Hosaka of Tokushima University in Japan about the new direct restoration technique.